Amputation

UK sources of information and / or support

 BLESMA

A national Charity specifically for Limbless and Ex-Service Men and Women, their dependants and Widows. The objectives of the Association are to promote the welfare of all those who have lost a limb or limbs or one or both eyes as a result of service to their country and to assist their dependants.

 Limbless Association

Provides an information and advisory service catering for the needs of disabled people of all ages who have been born without upper or lower limbs or who have had amputations.

 REACH

The Association for Children with Hand or Arm Deficiency, whether caused by trauma, disease or by congenital reasons.

 Opcare

Specialise in providing prosthetic (artificial limb) and orthotic services. They are one of the largest providers of these services in the country. They currently provide services to over 25% of users of the artificial limb service in the country, more than 15,000 people.

 Chas A Blatchford

Manufactures artificial limb components, and provides prosthetic and orthotic care at centres attached to hospitals throughout the UK.

 KCH Limb Reconstruction Trust

The purpose of this Trust is to improve the level of support given to patients undergoing treatment in the Limb Reconstruction Unit of King's College Hospital.

 Leg Amputation

Patient information provided by The Circulation Foundation.

 Major Lower Limb Amputations

Patient information provided by Mr Christopher Imray Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon.

See also Patient UK's Disability Information.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.