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Table 52 indicates the incidence of amputation at the ages between 36 and 45 as (12)
48%, ages between 46 and 55 as (7) 28%, ages 26 to 35 years as (4) 16%, ages IS to 25
as (I) 40/0, while ages 56 and above show (I) 4%. These results indicatethat the majority
of amputees were between 36 to 55 years as compared to ages IS to 25 and above 56
years. This is important for rehabilitationas cbildren and young adults adapt easier with
rehabilitation aids and their healing process is much faster than the elderly. This was
highlighted by a respondent. This was supported by Sakuma(1999) who states that the
amputees who progress favorably in rehabilitation are cbildren and young adults as they
mobilize much earlierthan elderlypersons, and restoration offunctionofamputatedlimb
is much sooner in young ones than adults though they experience staringand rejectionin
si1!l11ar ways when usingrehabilitation aids like prosthesis.
S.2.3 ITEM3 RESIDENTIAL AREA
The inclusion of this item is based on the focus of the investigation, which is the
amputatedpatients living in the submban area North ofDurban Metro,Region F. This is
to identify whether all the respondents are :from the identified residential area as well as
numbers ofamputeesin these areas:
FIGURE 5.1 RESIDENTIAL AREAOFTBERESPONDENTS
Figme 5.1 indicatesthat there were (20) 800/0 amputeesftom the identifiedsuburbanarea
and (5) 20%:from the area in close proximity to the identified suburban area. Even if
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