Lengthening a short femoral amputation stump: A case of tissue expander and endoprosthesis
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https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679408993729Abstract
A patient's function with prosthesis after leg amputation depends on the length of the stump. A stable suspension of the socket and the effective lever arm for its motion both relate to the length. The residual muscle mass finally is less in a shorter stump. For transfemo-ral amputations, especially the lack of adductor muscle force is critical. In above-knee amputees hip strength increases linearly with stump length (James 1973) and a short below-knee stump takes twice the energy expenditure of a normal-length stump (Gonzalez 1974).Downloads
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Published
1994-01-01
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Persson, B. M., & Broome, A. (1994). Lengthening a short femoral amputation stump: A case of tissue expander and endoprosthesis. Acta Orthopaedica, 65(1), 99–100. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679408993729
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