[Prosthesis use in pediatric patients with fibular hipoplasia].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the prosthesis adaptability at use of pedestal and transtibial prosthesis, recognize the average average age of amputation surgery, and the complications of the amputation in patients with fibular hemimelia.


METHODS
47 patients were evaluated, initially to adjust pedestal prosthesis and when this was not tolerated, we realize amputation and adaptation of transtibial prosthesis, we valued the average age of amputation surgery, the associate complications and the prosthesis adaptability we use the K system for functional ambulation.


RESULTS
Of the 12 patients to actually use pedestal prosthesis 9 (75%) had a K.2 level, 3 (25%) had a K-3 level, of the 35 patients to use transtibial prosthesis 1 (3%) had a K-2 level, 19 (54%) K-3 level, and 15 (43%) in the K-4 level. The average age to amputation surgery was 3.9 years old, one case had a complication.


CONCLUSIONS
The early prosthesis adaptability provides advantages in the functional ambulation, as demonstrated on the results. The goal of the transtibial amputation is to facilitate the prosthesis adaptability, is due to take advantage of the best functional adaptation the child in the first years of life, circumstance that improves the integral rehabilitation of the patient.
Aparicio
Omar Carlos González
OC
Hospital Shriners para Niños, México. mital526@msn.com
García
Felipe Haces
FH
Leonori
Romáin Capdevila
RC
García
Víctor Rosas
VR
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004480:Ectromelia / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016138:Walking