Benefits of Early Prosthetic Management of Transtibial Amputees: A Prospective Clinical Study of a Prefabricated Prosthesis
2002 ◽
Vol 23
(6)
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pp. 509-514
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Keyword(s):
To evaluate the use of an immediate postoperative prosthesis (IPOP) for transtibial amputees, we compared patient outcomes from a prospective clinical study of 19 patients managed with an IPOP with those of a retrospective review of a matched historic control group of 23 patients managed with standard soft dressings. Data were analyzed with the Student's t-test, and significance was set at P=0.05. The IPOP patients had no surgical revisions, whereas the patients with standard soft dressings had 11. This was a significant difference. IPOP patients also had significantly fewer postoperative complications and shorter times to custom prosthesis than did controls.
2018 ◽
Vol 11
(10)
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pp. 400
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Keyword(s):
2019 ◽
Vol 7
(1)
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pp. 88-91
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