Stabilizing Transpelvic Prosthetic Socket for a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Sustaining Right Partial Hemipelvectomy and Left Hip Disarticulation

Stabilizing transpelvic prosthetic socket for a patient with spinal cord injury sustaining right partial hemipelvectomy and left hip disarticulation.

A bucket-type transpelvic socket was fabricated for a man with paraplegia from spinal cord injury, who underwent right partial pelvic amputation and left hip disarticulation. His main problem was inability to sit due to asymmetrical pelvic shape. We prescribed a transpelvic prosthetic socket to enable him to sit again. The socket consisted of a dual structure: a hard frame and soft liner. The m...

Northwestern University suspension casting technique for hemipelvectomy and hip disarticulation.

Hip Disarticulation: A Prosthetic Follow-Up

Disabilities and Activities of Daily Living Among Veterans With Old Hip Disarticulation and Transpelvic Amputation

BACKGROUND The Iran-Iraq imposed war lasted eight years and was one of the longest wars of the last century. Twenty-three years have passed since the war ended, but little has been discussed about the long-term results of war amputations in the literature. OBJECTIVES In this long-term study, we have evaluated the activities of daily living among veterans with hip or hemipelvis amputations. ...

ELECTROEJA CULATION FOR FERTILITY IN MEN WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY

From October 1990, to June 1992, more than 800 electroejaculations and 108 intrauterine inseminations (IUI) were performed in 250 paraplegic males and their wives. Seven successful pregnancies are the results of this 20-month effort. This is the first report of electroejaculation and successful pregnancy with its use in paraplegics in Iran and the Middle East.