title: Seated-popliteal weight bearing prosthesis for a bilateral amputee.
abstract: Bilateral lower limb amputees suffer from a lack of stability when seated without prostheses due to lack of ground reaction forces through the stumps. In patients for whom ambulation is not a realistic goal, the seated-popliteal weight bearing prosthesis provides a solution for stability when seated in a wheelchair, without the problem of tibial pressure experienced with patellar-tendon-bearing prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011187:Posture; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013710:Tendons; D016474:Weight-Bearing; D014910:Wheelchairs