Knee disarticulation versus above-knee amputation/1
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Prosthetics and Orthotics International
- Vol. 3 (1) , 15-19
- https://doi.org/10.3109/03093647909164695
Abstract
E or muscle tissue is to be dissected. The thigh muscles are completely preserved and thus there is no muscular imbalance. The stump permits total end bearing and its bulbous shape permits easy and firm attachment of the prosthesis. A specially designed double-wall socket and various types of knee joints are presented. Modern prostheses are superior to above-knee prostheses with regard to function, comfort and cosmesis. Results of 72 patients of all age groups are presented and discussed....Keywords
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- Disarticulation of the KneeArchives of Surgery, 1977