Dear friends,
Today I got a new patient who presents an intresting challenge. He suffered right hipdisarticulation amputation. Though there is no femur, the surgeons have given a small thigh out of soft tissue, a good 3″ below the Ischeal tuberosity. His amputation was done 3 years back and has been ambulating on crutches only. He is an auto driver by profession managing with the sound left extremity.
He had in the past approached a few philantropic centres conducting free limb camps, where his case was rejected. This time his primary purpose of visit was severe back ache and he is referred to me for prosthesis.According to him this is the first time he has approached a hospital set up after the amputation.
My questions to you all are :
What is the socket design to be thought of?
Can I approach him like a very short transfemoral case?
Will an Ischeal ramal containment socket design be of any help in place of conventional canadian hip disart socket?
Will a tilt table design be of use to him?
Your suggestions will be compiled and posted again. So please put in your suggestions. Please also take into consideration his affordability restrains.
Looking forward for your suggestions.
Thank you
Srivatsa.
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