RSLSteeper, Leeds, England, has published a set of guidelines designed to help prosthetists and clinicians make appropriate treatment choices for their patients. The guidelines have been written by a specialist Best Practice Group of experienced clinicians and prosthetists at RSLSteeper, and they have been reviewed and endorsed by the British Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Amputee Rehabilitation. Further, the publication states that the guidelines are based on evidence-based medicine and clinical opinion and they are clinically independent with no affiliation or bias towards any manufacturer or suppler of prosthetic products.
By using the Delphi method, RSLSteeper clinicians have attempted to pool a consensus of professional opinion for each guideline statement and produce recommendations that are supported either by medical evidence, professional recommendation, or both. The recommendations cover prescription of socket type, casting method, and prescription of generic hardware.
Prosthetic Best Practice Guidelines is available at no cost directly from the RSLSteeper website, www.rslsteeper.com
