How long is recovery from large limb amputation? my son had his arm amputated after an accident. how long can we expect his recovery to take? .

Quite a while: After the wound heals there is a period of stump shrinkage and repeated prosthesis fitting. & then with proper fit there is a learning curve 4 using it. Kids do really well.

It depends: I am sorry to hear about your son. Most young people that sustain amputations are healthy otherwise so they heal well and relatively fast. Other injuries can complicate and delay recovery. I would expect that at most it would take two months for him to get to the point that he has a prosthesis and is using it. He might still be doing physical therapy for a period after that.

4-6 weeks: A limb amputation is a major procedure that requires 4-6 weeks for complete recovery. If the level of amputation is at healthy tissue, the wound should heal without infection. Work closely with a prosthetist with regards to stump management, it is likely in a young person that early placement of a prosthesis is in order. Loss of an extremity can be psychologically difficult so seek counseling?