Bilateral hip disarticulation in paraplegics

Prosthetic principles in bilateral shoulder disarticulation

•Based on a paper presented at the Second World Congress, ISPO, New York, 1977. Abstract Following a brief survey of the historic develop­ ment of pneumatic prostheses the actual prin­ ciples of prosthetic management in bilateral shoulder disarticulation or bilateral amelia are explained. The active functions are restricted to active prona t ion and supination, active gripping of the terminal d...

Prosthetic principles in bilateral shoulder disarticulation or bilateral amelia.

Following a brief survey of the historic development of pneuma­ tic prostheses the actual principles of prosthetic management in bi­ lateral shoulder disarticulation or bilateral amelia are explained. The active functions are re­ stricted to active pronation and supination, active gripping of the terminal device "hook" or "hand", combined with pneumatic locking of free swinging shoulder and elb...

Endovascular balloon assistance during hip disarticulation

L imb disarticulation has been widely performed since the 18th century, especially in war surgery when reconstructive interventions have not been possible. Actually, limb disarticulation is infrequently done in orthopaedic and vascular surgery, and it is associated with a high mortality rate because of frequent comorbidities. Hip disarticulation usually is reserved for patients with neoplasms o...

Biomechanics of the hip disarticulation prosthesis.

1 Previously published in Orthopadie Technik, 4/76, 58-60. Introduction M o r e than twenty years ago, McLaur in (1954) published his first report on the Canadian hip disarticulation prosthesis. His work was aimed at improving the conventional design of the saucer-type and tilting table prostheses. A measure of his success can be seen in that the Canadian-type has made the other two almost obso...

Hip Disarticulation: A Prosthetic Follow-Up