Immediate Post-surgical Prosthetic Fitting

Lower-extremity amputation. The impact of immediate postsurgical prosthetic fitting.

A Device to Control Ambulation Pressure with Immediate Postoperative Prosthetic Fitting

Prosthetic Fitting after Finger and Hand Amputations

In the daily work with finger and hand amputees, a hand and finger prosthet­ ist can clearly see which different needs can be present after a finger or partial hand amputation. The importance placed on functional and aesthetic aspects can differ not only from user to user, it also depends heavi­ ly on the clinical situation and the ex­ tent of functional and physical deficits. Especially in the...

Temporary prosthetic fitting for below-knee amputation.

The problems encountered in fitting and using the permanent below-knee prosthesis in developing countries are the high price of the prosthesis, inadequate fitting and lack of proper rehabilitation. In Turkey, the preferred treatment of the stump post-operatively is by the soft dressing method with bandaging for maturation and shrinkage. Generally, the application of the permanent prosthesis is ...

Surgical and prosthetic concepts for predictable immediate loading of oral implants.

Immediate loading of oral implants is an established concept for lower jaw restoration using four intraforaminal implants splinted together with a bar. There is a lot of misunderstanding in the literature and not exact definition of the term "immediate loading." Moreover, the number of implants to restore edentulous jaws is relatively high to compensate for the loading forces and dependent on t...