Comprehensive rehabilitation of a serviceman with triple limb amputation following combat polytrauma: a case study from Ukraine's wartime context.
Serhii Kolisnyk, Oleh Muryn, Olha Svyst
PMID 40143672WHAT IT FOUND
One soldier with three limb amputations regained independent living and mobility over 15 months.
He progressed to K3 functional level, using prosthetics for 16–18 hours daily without crutches, and returned to work.
Key findings
01The patient achieved independent living, mobility, and activities of daily living using prosthetics without crutch support.
02He transitioned to K3 functional level, enabling a higher activity level and improved quality of life with 16–18 hours of prosthesis use daily.
03The patient secured full-time remunerative employment as a first-contact trainer-instructor and peer-to-peer counsellor.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they found
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What it does not show
This is a single case report, so it describes what happened to one person and does not prove that the specific rehabilitation approach caused these outcomes. The patient was young (born 1998) and had no pre-existing conditions mentioned, which may limit generalizability to older or comorbid patients. No control group or comparison was used. The discussion suggests that earlier acute rehabilitation in an intensive care unit might have improved outcomes further.
Declared interests
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume this outcome is typical or guaranteed for other patients with multiple amputations. This is a single case report, so it describes one person's recovery and does not provide evidence that this specific rehabilitation protocol will produce similar results in others.