Case Study in Benghazi Rehabilitation Center: Causes of Amputation and Used Artificial Limbs

Abstract

Health is a very important aspect of anyone's life, influencing their physical capabilities and emotional and mental state and help them live a fulfilling live and pursue their dreams. Losing a limp has a significant impact on a person's life, reducing physical ability, affects mobility and causes depression as they lose their independence and become more reliant on others for basic daily tasks. And so, comes the need to replace the lost limb. An artificial limb helps people regain some control over their life; it enhances mobility and physical capabilities hence improves their work life and confidence as they regain some independence. This work is to address the importance of artificial limbs and to overview the technology used in the Benghazi rehabilitation center to know where Libya stands compared to the other world regarding prosthetics. The paper is also aimed to spread awareness on the causes of amputation in Benghazi and how to prevent it if possible, a statistic is made using the records of the center to review the main cause of amputation, it prevailed that more than half of cases were due to diabetes.