title: Patellar tendon bearing suction prosthesis: clinical experiences.
abstract: Clinical experiences from a trial of the PTB-suction prosthesis from 1969 to 1976 are presented. Forty-six patients tried the prosthesis and 26 adapted to it. The PTB-suction prosthesis has proved to be a satisfactory alternative for patients who easily develop skin lesions on the amputation stumps when using an ordinary PTB-prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Amputee Training and Research Unit-Gåskolan), University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grevsten
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017847:Patellar Ligament; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D055815:Young Adult