Service Members and Veterans With Major Traumatic Limb Loss from Vietnam War and OIF/OEF Conflicts: Survey Methods, Participants, and Summary Findings

A sample of 298 Vietnam and 283 Iraq and Afghanistan Service members/Veterans who sustained major traumatic limb loss during combat completed a self-report survey about their injuries, mental and physical health, quality of life, and their use and satisfaction with a prosthetic device. Health status was rated as good to excellent for a vast majority of respondents; most reported that they could cope with and had successfully adjusted to life with their prostheses.