Prosthetic sockets of polymerized metal: materials, design, technology.
The process of fabricating polymerized metal sockets for above-knee and below-knee prostheses is described. The technique is based on pulse stamping of metal blanks over a matrix imitating the negative mould of the stump and subsequent polymeric coating by vibro-vortex spraying. The monitoring of more than 500 patients fitted with metal-polymer sockets since 1978 is reported.
Ukrainian Research Institute of Prosthetics, Kharkov, U.S.S.R.
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Yaramenko
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Sytenko
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Bazhina
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Krasnov
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Borisov
D000497:Alloys; D000535:Aluminum; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D007866:Leg; D011108:Polymers; D011474:Prosthesis Design
D000497:Alloys; D011108:Polymers; D000535:Aluminum