Thursday, March 28, 2024

Re: Chronic knee pain

I wish to thank everyone for replying. It was decided today to try joints and corset as a first step.

Original question:

I am presently working with 52 year old male with a recent transtibal amputation secondary to chronic osteomyelitis and intractable ankle pain from a shrapnel injury. He has been successfully fit with a temporary thermoplastic PTB type prosthesis.

However, he also has a long history of knee pain and has limited extension from his previous problem. His surgeon considers him a candidate for knee replacement in the future. At the present time he has no relief from the knee pain and is considering amputation above the knee as a remedy.

His surgeon has suggested joints & corset. His PM&R physician feels his problem will not be remedied with this addition to his prosthesis.

Comments please and I will provide additional information requested.

Al Pike, CP

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