Prosthetic fitting and ambulation in a paraplegic patient with an above-knee amputation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The combination of paraplegia with an above-knee amputation is a complex injury that makes the rehabilitation process difficult. This article describes a case of T12 paraplegia and an above-knee amputation. After the rehabilitation course, the patient achieved full ambulatory independence with an ischial containment, contoured adducted trochanteric controlled alignment method (CATCAM) prosthesis and a knee ankle foot orthosis (KAFO). Difficulties in fitting a functional prosthesis to an insensate limb and the rehabilitation stages leading to functional ambulation are reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Activities of Daily Living
- Amputation, Surgical
- Artificial Limbs
- Paraplegia
Anatomy
- knee