The Elderly Amputee

A kneeless leg prothesis for the elderly amputee, advanced version.

The work described in this paper is part of a development and evaluation program, the aim of which was to bring a telescopic kneeless leg prosthesis to a reliable, commercially viable, and easily manufacturable stage. It is considered that these aims have been almost achieved, as the prosthesis appears to improve the gait characteristics significantly, compared with its first prototypes and com...

The geriatric amputee.

1 Chief, Orthopaedic Service, Veterans Administration Center, Wilshire and Sawtelle Blvds., Los Angeles, Calif. 90073. The geriatric amputee not infrequently suffers from debilitating diseases other than the one which caused his amputation. These affect his prognosis for life, for retention of his other leg, his ability to use a prosthesis, the performance of activities of daily living, his par...

The Geriatric Amputee

Crochet aid for the amputee.

I n the rehal,ilitation 01.-physically disabled people, occupational therapy often stresses the development of leisure activities The prosthetic literature includes several adaptations developed for the amputee individual involved in the leisure pursuits of sports and musical activities 0-4) This paper discusses a crochet aid developed for a woman whose left (nondominant) hand was amputated bel...

Sprint Start Kinetics of Amputee and Non-Amputee Sprinters

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the forces applied to the starting blocks and the start performances (SPs) of amputee sprinters (ASs) and non-amputee sprinters (NASs). SPs of 154 male and female NASs (100-m personal records [PRs], 9.58-14.00 s) and 7 male ASs (3 unilateral above knee, 3 unilateral below knee, 1 bilateral below knee; 100 m PRs, 11.70-12.70 s) wi...