{"id":25885,"date":"2021-03-25T09:39:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/?page_id=25885"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:43:54","slug":"amputation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/research-and-participants\/clinical-trials\/amputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Amputation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"amp-page\"><!-- HERO --><\/p>\n<section class=\"amp-hero\"><!-- Title: full page width --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"amp-hero-title\">Optimizing Function, Sensation After Limb Loss<\/h2>\n<p><!-- Text + image row --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-layout\"><!-- Text column --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-text\">\n<p class=\"amp-hero-copy\">FES Center researchers are committed to advancing clinical standards and prosthetic technologies for individuals with limb loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"amp-hero-body\">Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or prevent a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. Surgical measures also remove damaged tissue and can preserve the health and function of the rest of the body. Common causes of amputation are peripheral arterial disease and trauma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Image column --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-img\" src=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Amputation-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Person using a prosthetic limb\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"amp-hero-body amp-hero-fullwidth\">Living with limb loss involves maintaining limb strength and joint range, occupational therapy and often the use of a removable prosthetic.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Spacer between hero and programs overview --><\/p>\n<div class=\"amp-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- BODY TITLE + TEXT: full page width --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"amp-section-heading\">Amputee Research Programs<\/h3>\n<p>The FES Center&#8217;s research surrounding rehabilitation after limb loss focuses on optimizing prostheses and studying the use of various types of interfaces to provide sensorimotor integration with prosthetic devices.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- PROGRAM GRID --><\/p>\n<section class=\"amp-programs-grid\">\n<article class=\"amp-program-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EvaluatingUpperLimbProsthesis_sized-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Upper limb prosthesis use\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/research-and-participants\/clinical-trials\/spinal-cord-injury-programs\/evaluating-the-experience-of-upper-limb-prosthesis-use\/\">Evaluating the Experience of Upper Limb Prosthesis Use<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"amp-program-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PeripheralInterface.jpg\" alt=\"Peripheral interfaces for sensorimotor integration\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/research-and-participants\/clinical-trials\/amputation\/peripheral-interfaces-for-sensorimotor-integration\/\">Peripheral Interfaces for Sensorimotor Integration<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"amp-program-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ProprioNeuralInterface_sized-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Proprioceptive sensorimotor integration\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-content\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/fescenter.org\/test\/research-and-participants\/clinical-trials\/amputation\/proprioceptive-hand-prosthesis\/\">Proprioceptive Sensorimotor Integration for Hand Prosthesis<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Optimizing Function, Sensation After Limb Loss FES Center researchers are committed to advancing clinical standards and prosthetic technologies for individuals with limb loss. Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. 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