Lower limb amputees in Southern Finland

The purpose of this study was to look at the current epidemiological trends of lower limb amputees in 1992 in the area of Southern Finland with 1.2 million inhabitants. Similar data was collected earlier in 1984–85 and 1989. The amputation incidence was found to be 27.4 per 100,000 inhabitants. The trans-tibial/trans-femoral ratio was 0.78. The percentage of prosthetic fitting among patients undergoing unilateral trans-tibial amputation was 68% and the corresponding figure among the trans-femoral patients was 35%. The epidemiological data showed an improvement on that found 8 years earlier although the overall age structure is shifting upwards.

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Prosthetic fitting of adult lower limb amputees following trauma and peripheral vascular disease

Current Orthopaedics ◽

10.1016/s0268-0890(97)90007-4 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 275-280

Author(s):

G.A Hunter ◽

J MacKillop

Keyword(s):

Vascular Disease ◽

Peripheral Vascular Disease ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Peripheral Vascular ◽

Prosthetic Fitting ◽

Lower Limb Amputees

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Physiotherapy intervention during pre and post-prosthetic fitting of lower limb amputees: a systematic review

Acta Fisiátrica ◽

10.5935/0104-7795.20170019 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Rafael Isac Vieira ◽

Soraia Cristina Tonon da Luz ◽

Kadine Priscila Bender dos Santos ◽

Erádio Gonçalvez Junior ◽

Paloma Vanessa Coelho Campos

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Physiotherapy Intervention ◽

Prosthetic Fitting ◽

Lower Limb Amputees

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The Strongest Predictors of Length of Stay and Successful Prosthetic Fitting for Lower Limb Amputees

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ◽

10.1016/j.apmr.2019.08.409 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 100 (10) ◽

pp. e134-e135

Author(s):

Michael Chislett ◽

Michelle Ploughman ◽

Jason McCarthy

Keyword(s):

Length Of Stay ◽

Lower Limb ◽

Prosthetic Fitting ◽

Lower Limb Amputees

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Prosthetic Fitting in Lower Limb Amputees

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica ◽

10.3109/17453678308992877 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 101-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

J. Steen Jensen ◽

T. Mandrup-Poulsen ◽

M. Krasnik

Keyword(s):

Lower Limb ◽

Prosthetic Fitting ◽

Fitting In ◽

Lower Limb Amputees

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ANALYTICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF GASTRIC CANCER IN THE REPUBLIC OF CRIMEA AND ITS CONFORMITY WITH ALL-RUSSIAN TRENDS

Problems in oncology ◽

10.37469/0507-3758-2018-64-5-592-601 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 64 (5) ◽

pp. 592-601

Author(s):

Viktor Oleksenko ◽

Kazim Aliev ◽

I. Akinshevich ◽

Ye. Chirva

Keyword(s):

Gastric Cancer ◽

Epidemiological Data ◽

Mortality Rates ◽

Similar Data ◽

Results Of Treatment ◽

Mortality Index ◽

World Standard ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

The Republic ◽

National Trends

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignant tumor, both world-wide and in the Russian Federation (RF), possessing one of the highest mortality rates. The aim of current research was to analyze the main epidemiological data, the rates reflecting the diagnostics and results of treatment of GC patients in the Republic of Crimea (RC) and to compare with national trends. Using the extensive, intensive, standardized rates, estimated by world standard method, structural analysis of the epidemiology of GC in RC for the period from 2007 to 2016 was carried out. The obtained results made it possible to compare these data with the main GC rates in RF. Results of the study. The incidence of GC in RC decreased during 10 years, for men - 16,42 (4th place), for women - 6,68 (9th place) per 100 000 of the population. By 2021 a further decline in morbidity in men is expected to be 30,27% and a possible increase in the female incidence rate - by 17,54%. The average age of GC patients in RC was 66,5 years. Index accuracy was 0,75, which testified to satisfactory conditions of specialized treatment for this tumor. Mortality from GC at the 1st year of life in RC was higher than in RF - 56,0%, which was due to low active diagnostics - 3,6% and accordingly a high proportion of GC patients of IV stage - 43,3%. Ratio index in RC for 10 years was higher than in RF and increased from 3,5 to 4,4; prevalence rate of GC in RC was lower - 84,1 per 100 000 of the population in comparison with RF, GC mortality index - 15,3 per 100 000 of the population that was lower than in RF. The proportion of patients who have been observed for 5 years or more in RC was 57,3% that was more than in RF. Conclusions. The rates reflecting early diagnostics of GC in RC are worse than all-Russian ones, which makes it necessary to develop medical examination program for the population of RC for this malignancy. The growth of ratio index, the lower mortality rates and the greater proportion of people who have been observed for 5 years or more indicates the best results of treatment of patients with GC in RC compared with similar data in RF.

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Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses

Journal of Robotics ◽

10.1155/2017/9618375 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thilina H. Weerakkody ◽

Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne ◽

R. A. R. C. Gopura

Keyword(s):

Lower Limb ◽

Uneven Surface ◽

Design Concepts ◽

Human Foot ◽

Future Developments ◽

Adaptive Capabilities ◽

Adaptive Nature ◽

Lower Limb Amputees ◽

Artificial Prosthesis ◽

Lower Limb Prostheses

The human foot consists of complex sets of joints. The adaptive nature of the human foot enables it to be stable on any uneven surface. It is important to have such adaptive capabilities in the artificial prosthesis to achieve most of the essential movements for lower-limb amputees. However, many existing lower-limb prostheses lack the adaptive nature. This paper reviews lower-limb adaptive foot prostheses. In order to understand the design concepts of adaptive foot prostheses, the biomechanics of human foot have been explained. Additionally, the requirements and design challenges are investigated and presented. In this review, adaptive foot prostheses are classified according to actuation method. Furthermore, merits and demerits of present-day adaptive foot prostheses are presented based on the hardware construction. The hardware configurations of recent adaptive foot prostheses are analyzed and compared. At the end, potential future developments are highlighted.

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