title: Osseointegrated prosthesis for patients with an amputation : Multidisciplinary team approach in the Netherlands.
abstract: This article reviews the development of multidisciplinary osseointegration treatment in the Netherlands since its start in 2009. People experiencing limitations due to their socket prosthesis after a leg amputation present to the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre for an osseointegration implant or "bone-anchored" prosthesis. In this article we share our experience with the first 100 patients regarding referral pattern, selection criteria, available osseointegration systems, preoperative planning, surgical treatment, the rehabilitation protocol, outcome measurement, revision surgery, and future developments.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. janpaul.frolke@radboudumc.nl.|(Orthopaedic) Trauma surgeon, Radboud university medical center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10 (route 618), 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. janpaul.frolke@radboudumc.nl.
authors.forename: J P M
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Frölke
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Orthopedics, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Leijendekkers
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Rehab. Medicine, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van de Meent
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D000067190:Exoskeleton Device; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D009426:Netherlands; D016348:Osseointegration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Amputation; Bone-anchored prosthesis; Multidisciplinary approach; Osseointegration; Rehabilitation