Use of the Femurett adjustable prosthesis in the assessment and walking training of new above-knee amputees.
The Lic Femurett adjustable training prosthesis was evaluated on 51 above-knee amputees attending the Oxford Disablement Services Centre. In the elderly it proved superior to the Pneumatic Post-Amputation Mobility Aid (P.P.A.M.-Aid) in the assessment of their ability to use a prosthesis, and is useful for walking training once the stump is fully healed; it does not replace the P.P.A.M-Aid at the early post-operative stage.
Parry
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Disablement Services Centre, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford.
Morrison
J D
JD
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001186:Artificial Limbs / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design