Successful fitting of a prosthesis for a child amputee suffering from scleroderma.
A few anecdotal cases of limb amputations owing to scleroderma have been described in the literature. This article outlines the salient problematic features of a residual stump and provides the prosthetic considerations and appropriate design that eventually facilitated ambulation.
Heim
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Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitation, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. heim2@hotmail.com
Warshavsky
M
M
Siev-Ner
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Azaria
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000674:Amputees; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D016138:Walking