Symposium

Limb Care

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Military and Veterans Affairs

Driving with lower limb loss

Thursday, November 10, 2022

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

Presenter(s)

Prateek Grover, MD, PhD, MHA, FAAPMR

Assistant Professor
Washington University
Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Slides
Michael Hudock, DO

Resident Physician
Washington University / BJC
St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Return to driving after right neuromusculoskeletal lower limb impairments can be challenging, especially Individual-level factors such as level and cause of limb loss as well as system-level factors such as access to rehabilitation programs, and policy level factors such as vehicle modification requirements affect return to driving rates. This symposium focuses on presenting limb loss related driving impairments, overview of individual, system and policy level factors, and accepted rehabilitation protocols and vehicle modifications.

Learning Objectives:

Describe driving impairments related to right lower limb loss
Discuss individual, system and policy level factors affecting return to driving for this population
Guide persons with limb loss regarding driving rehabilitation and vehicle modifications