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The numbers of lower limb amputees participating in recreational activity date
back more than 25 years. Previous studies have shown that 60% of lower limb
amputees participated in recreational activities, including sports. To date,
research in The Netherlands into sports participation of this specific amputee
population is insufficient. The purpose of the reported survey was to investigate
the sports participation habits of lower limb amputees in the Province of
Drenthe, The Netherlands, using a self-constructed questionnaire. A total of 105
lower limb amputees responded (36%), a large proportion of whom were traumatic
amputees (31%). Of the respondents, 34 (32%) participated in some form of sport.
Results indicated that participation in sport before the amputation was a
predetermining factor for amputees to participate in sports whilst the level of
amputation, age and etiology were not predetermining factors of participation in
sports after a lower limb amputation.

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