Eight to 12 million people in United States have PAD (Allison et al. 2007). Only ~10% of patients with PAD have classic intermittent claudication (IC), ~50% have atypical leg symptoms and ~40% are asymptomatic (Hiatt 2001). Its prevalence significantly increases with age; 12 – 20% of those above the age of 65 years suffer from PAD (Ostchega al. 2007). The prevalence of PAD is similar in men and...

Lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries have become a public health concern for active individuals when considering the complications that often present later in life after injury (eg, degenerative joint disease). 10 A recent surge of lower extremity injury prevention programs, 14,22 specifically aimed at ACL injury prevention, have provided some promising results in reducing knee injury among...

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G ANGRENE of an extremity caused by venous occlusion without associated arterial occlusion is uncommon. Haimovicil noted that Fabricus Hildanus, in 1593, apparently recognized the possibility of gangrene of venous origin; it was not until 1859, however, that Heuter2 reported a case, giving an excellent account of the clinical and pathologic criteria of this type of gangrene. Gregoire,3 in 1938,...

Prosthetic components for both transtibial and transfemoral amputations are available for patients of every level of ambulation. Most current suspension systems, knees, foot/ankle assemblies, and shock absorbers use endoskeletal construction that emphasizes total contact and weight distribution between bony structures and soft tissues. Different components offer varying benefits to energy expen...

The surgical and prosthetic treatment of longitudinal lower limb deficiency is described and discussed, in the light of cultural and social requirements. Those with upper limb deficiencies are not fitted with prostheses.