1.
I am a firm believer in post -op for the correct candidate. I have found
that this accomplishes the results that you are asking for. I have done
immediate post op with rigid dressing , and I have done immiadiate post op
with removable prosthesis. Removable is better for the correct candadate. I
have had excellant results when I have been able to apply these devices to
the correct patients. I will not recommend these to a patient that is:
1)
[I don’t know what happened to the rest of this post, I never received it.
A.]
2.
Bob Brown the owner of Flo-tech who makes IPOP and APOP devices could
probably help you his address is www.Flo-Tech.com
Bill Guthrie OSU student
3.
Check these two articles first:
Mooney, V., Harvey, J.P., Jr., McBride, E. and Snelson, R.,: “Comparison of
postoperative stump management: Plaster vs. soft dressings,” Journal of
Bone and Joint Surgery, 53-A, March, 1971, pp.241-249.
Muller, M.J., “Comparison of removable rigid dressing and elastic bandages
in preprosthetic management of patients with below-knee amputations,”
Physical Therapy, 62, 1982, pp. 1438-1441.
Thank you all for the efforts,
Aryeh
