Rehabilitation for Children With Limb Deficiencies

2020 ◽  
pp. 738-758
Author(s):  
Joan E. Edelstein ◽  
Susan Ann Denninger
Keyword(s):  
Limb Deficiencies

scholarly journals Defining patho-anatomy of the knee in congenital longitudinal lower limb deficiencies

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
CarolineM Blakey ◽  
KiranA.N. Saldanha ◽  
Penny Broadley ◽  
JamesA Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Limb Deficiencies

Modular Prosthetic Design for Transtibial Child Amputees

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan M. Hickey ◽  
Samuel T. Woo ◽  
Sally F. Shady
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Prosthetic Design ◽  
Current State ◽  
Limb Deficiencies

Lower limb deficiencies and below knee amputations are the most common form of deficiency that may arise from disease or trauma, and returning a patient close to a normal quality-of-life requires prosthetics, which can be quite challenging. Children present even further difficulty to prosthetists and physicians than adults. Although the underlying prosthetic principles for adults are the same for children, additional considerations must be made for practicality, such as downsizing while maintaining its degree of complexity, and frequent appointments to account for the rapid growth of an adolescent. This review article will evaluate the current state-of-the-art in the field of transtibial-amputee prosthetics, review the insurance coverage a typical family would face, and suggest potential improvements to children’s biomimetic prostheses that aid in reducing the frequency of health care provider intervention.

scholarly journals A study of 200 cases of congenital limb deficiencies

1994 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Jain
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Correction ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Upper Limbs ◽  
Artificial Limb ◽  
Prosthetic Fitting ◽  
Congenital Limb ◽  
Partial Deficiency ◽  
Limb Deficiencies ◽  
Limb Deficiency ◽  
Congenital Limb Deficiency

An analysis of 200 patients with congenital limb deficiency who attended the Artificial Limb Centre, Pune from January 1984 to April 1990 is presented. This group is representative of the congenital limb deficient population of the country. The commonest deficiencies were transverse phalangeal total/partial deficiency and transverse forearm partial deficiency (below elbow) in upper limbs, whereas transverse metatarsal total/partial deficiency and transverse leg partial deficiency (below knee) were commonest in lower limbs. Transverse forearm partial deficiency was more common in female, while transverse leg partial deficiency was more common in male children, 16 patients did not require any treatment, 6 needed only surgical correction. Some 30 patients needed surgery before prosthetic fitting, while 148 patients required only prostheses. Some 68% of patients achieved satisfactory to excellent results; 18% showed poor rehabilitation. No definitive cause for the deformities could be isolated; however, many parents believed that possible exposure to the eclipse during pregnancy was the cause of the deficiency. The eldest child was most affected.

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