Prosthetic ambulation in a paraplegic patient with a transfemoral amputation and radial nerve palsy
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 512-516, 2000.
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ABSTRACT
Great importance and caution should be placed on prosthetic fitting for a paraplegic patient with an anesthetic residual limb if functional ambulation is to be achieved. The combination of paraplegia with a transfemoral amputation and radial nerve palsy is a complex injury that makes the rehabilitation process difficult. This article describes a case of L2 paraplegia with a transfemoral amputation and radial nerve palsy on the right side. Following the rehabilitation course, the patient independently walked using a walker at indoor level with a transfemoral prosthesis with ischial containment socket, polycentric knee assembly, endoskeletal shank and multiaxis foot assembly and a knee ankle foot orthosis on the sound side. The difficulties of fitting a functional prosthesis to an insensate limb and the rehabilitation stages leading to functional ambulation are reviewed.
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Asunto principal:
Paraplejía
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Miembros Artificiales
/
Nervio Radial
/
Fémur
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Amputación Quirúrgica
Límite:
Adulto
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Año:
2000
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