Below-knee amputation (BKA) See Below knee amputation (BKA) requires 40 % less energy expenditure when compared with above-knee amputation (AKA) (Waters RL, Perry J, Antonelli D, Hislop H, J Bone Jt Surg 58(1):42–46, 1976), and compliance with prosthesis use is twice as likely with...
A second surgical procedure involving stump (or residual limb) revision or closure is needed after the guillotine procedure. This is done only after the infection has been eliminated. Amputation. Bandaging on above-knee amputation stump. A, Use 6" elastic bandage. Enclose medial, distal end ...
below-the-knee amputation and which provides the best functioning stump for weight-bearing, has been rarely recommended for women, because the unsightly ... RA Brand - 《Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research》 被引量: 8发表: 2008年 Lengthening of a below knee amputation stump with Ilizarov ...
Discussion For successful return to full activity, following a below knee amputation, a well shaped stump is essential, to allow for good prosthetic fitting. We present a novel use of the "tight rope anchor" to reduce the prominence of the fibula head and maintain lateral collateral liga ment...
Calcaneal fillet of sole flap: durable coverage of the traumatic amputation stump J Trauma, 49 (5) (2000), pp. 960-963 View in Scopus Google Scholar 10 YC Chiang, FC Wei, JW Wang,et al. Reconstruction of below-knee stump using the salvaged foot fillet flap ...
If the knee joint is lost, rehabilitation is very difficult and sometimes impossible to attain in terms of active normal daily living. A new technique was designed for reconstruction of the stump following below knee amputation after en bloc resection of the proximal 2/3 of the tibia that ...
Weight distributing prosthesis for above and below the knee amputation A prosthesis made of metal, plastic, or combination, to be installed at the cut edge of the bone during amputation of the limb in order to enlarge the weight-bearing area of the bone at the stump, the said prosthesis inc...
The Patellar Tendon Bearing (PTB) prosthesis is in use all over the world. A major problem in the fitting of the prostheses is the transmission of forces between stump and socket, especially for the Short-Below-Knee (SBK) amputee. A theoretical study of forces and moments might help in imp...
Below knee amputation may be necessary for people with critical limb ischaemia caused by advanced vascular disease or diabetic foot infection (sepsis) where no other treatment option is possible. Keeping the knee joint gives a better chance of walking using an artificial leg or prosthesis and social...
Below-the-knee prosthesis and method of making the same A prosthesis for fitting a below-the-knee amputee is disclosed and includes a socket for receiving the stump of the below-the-knee amputee, a keel having a peripheral groove formed about the periphery of a bottom portion of the keel,...