Dear Listmembers:
Last week I posted the following inquiry:
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I am writing to ask about the exact translation of a KBM socket. I =
believe it is a Swedish term and quite similar to a PTB-SCSP, but I am =
looking for the translation of the individual letters K, B, and M.
Here are the responses I received:
According to my knowledge, KBM is not a Swedish term, but German: It =
means K=3D Kondylen (Condyles) B=3DBettung (somewhat like cover, the =
word-to-word translation means “bedding”), M=3D M=FCnster (Munster, the =
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The right term is- KondylenBettung Muenster- ( KBM ). It was created by =
Prof. Baumgartner when he was head of the Orthopaedic University in =
Muenster.
Baumgartners technical backup was always Botta who is a true believer in =
supracondylar suspension.
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It is not Swedish but German, it stands for “Kondyle Bearing Munster”
(Munster being a place in Germany). I think it was originally an upper
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It stands for K=3DKondylen B=3DBettung M=3DM=FCnster. It is German and =
means roughly translated “enclosed condyles” where M=FCnster is the town =
where it was developed. First it consisted of a removable wedge above =
the medial condyle. Later various derivatives have been developed.
KBM =3D Kondylen Bettung M=FCnster and it is a German word not Swedish
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Not Swedish, but German… KBM stands for Kondylen-Bettung M=FCnster, =
and derives from the German city of M=FCnster, where a certain Prof. =
Sepp Kuhn did work on for instance BE sockets that requiered no harness. =
I am not absolutely sure that he is behind this design also. =
Kondylen-Bettung means, as I am sure you understand, something like =
“condyle-encapsulating”, i.e. a high brim trimline and sometimes special =
wedge inserts that were put in medially and laterally between the liner =
and the socket after donning.
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KBM is the abbreviation for the German term “Kondylen-Bettung =
M=FCnster”.
Kondylen =3D Condyles
Bettung =3D Enclosure
M=FCnster =3D a city in Germany, where Professor Kuhn et al. developed =
this
system in the mid sixties
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KBM (Knee Bearing Muenster) also known as PTK (Patella Tendon Kegel). =
Kegel was the inventor from the German city of Muenster.
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Many thanks to all the respondents.
Kind regards,
Jonathan S. Reynik, CP
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