[Secondary injury to the spine due to static insufficiency in thigh amputees (author's transl)].
On the basis of a study of the literature, our own investigation as well as clarification of the mobility of the pelvis and spine in thigh amputees, it was established that secondary alterations occur in the spine which represent a degeneration in terms of vocational fittness. In spite of numerous publication by various researchers, this recognition has not yet been widely accepted. Reference is made to the significance of the small vertebral joint mechanism. Additional basic research is required here.
D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D013131:Spine / Q000503:physiopathology*
Zur Sekundärschädigung der Wirbelsäule bei Oberschenkelamputierten durch statische Insuffizienz