SILICONE SUSPENSION OF EXTERNAL PROSTHESES - A NEW ERA IN ARTIFICIAL-LIMB USAGE

Authors
HEIM M WERSHAVSKI M ZWAS ST SIEVNER I NADVORNA H AZARIA M
Citation
M. Heim et al., SILICONE SUSPENSION OF EXTERNAL PROSTHESES - A NEW ERA IN ARTIFICIAL-LIMB USAGE, Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume, 79B(4), 1997, pp. 638-640
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Orthopedics
Journal title
Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume → ACNP
ISSN journal
0301620X
Volume
79B
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
638 - 640
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-620X(1997)79B:4<638:SSOEP->2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The use of silicone inner sockets, with or without the incorporation o f shuttle locks, has greatly improved the function of artificial limbs , They cushion and protect the stump and provide a means for prostheti c suspension, allowing more comfortable use, especially in patients wi th ischaemic stumps, They also allow greater movement at the proximal joint.