When Delays Harm: Physician Data on LOS, Readmissions, and Deconditioning

In healthcare, time is more than minutes — it’s medicine. Every delay in treatment changes the patient’s outcome. And in amputation or rehabilitation care, delays don’t just slow progress; they can quietly undo recovery altogether. For physicians, the cost of these lost days is measured in three clear data points — length of stay (LOS), […]
Multidisciplinary Handover: Surgeon→PM&R→Prosthetist→PT Order Sets (For Clinics)

Every successful prosthetic journey begins not with a device, but with a team. When an amputation happens, the body changes overnight — and so does the life around it. Healing, rebuilding, and walking again are not tasks for one specialist; they are shared responsibilities. In a perfect clinic, information moves smoothly from one hand to […]
Glycemic Targets, DVT Prophylaxis, and Nutrition: Physician Levers for Faster Fit

The journey from amputation to prosthetic fitting is rarely straight. For every patient, healing follows its own rhythm. Yet, one truth stands firm: faster, safer recovery depends not just on wound care, but on how well the body’s inner systems are managed. Behind every smooth recovery story is a doctor making quiet, calculated moves—keeping blood […]
Infection Control & Wound Milestones: MD Triggers to Green-Light the Socket

When someone loses a limb, the journey to recovery doesn’t end with surgery. In fact, it’s just the beginning. One of the most important—and often overlooked—steps before fitting a prosthetic socket is ensuring the wound has healed properly and the infection is fully under control. Getting this step right makes all the difference. A well-healed, […]
ERAS-Style Pathways for Amputees: A Doctor’s Template from OR to Early Prosthetic

For most surgeons, the focus after an amputation ends when the wound closes. But for the patient, the real journey begins only then — the journey to walk, move, and live again. In recent years, medicine has reimagined how recovery can work. The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) approach has changed everything from how we […]