Evaluation of Egyptian above knee prosthesis made in Agouza workshop

ABSTRACT

Studies were carried out on 474 patients who were suffering from above knee amputations. They were classified according to their sources of references, ages, and distributions, types of prosthesis used and durability of their limbs. It was found that military service patients, and national health insurance patients constituted most of referred patients, other patients came from veterans and private sources. More than half of these patients were young aged. The prosthesis-sused were partially quadrilateral and partially total contact sockets, The production of plastic sockets was three times than that of wooden sockets, and also proved to be more durable. Most of the knees used were provided with constant friction single axis which, proved to be satisfactory. Our limbs were also provided with SACH foot, which proved to be significantly more durable than the other types previously used