An alternative design of extension prosthesis.
Some patients with a congenitally shortened lower limb can be fitted with a total contact socket of one piece construction, dispensing with the need for removable panels or split socket construction. This gives advantages in weight, strength and cosmesis. The technique is described and compared with those conventionally used.
Harte
T J
TJ
Rehabilitation Engineering Centre, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
D001186:Artificial Limbs; D006801:Humans; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012775:Shoes