Personally, I think amputation to increase function for a hemiplegic patient
is an absurd notion. I’m not surprised you didn’t receive an encouraging
response from any physician as a procedure such as this would be very
questionable to say the least. First of all, hemiplegia secondary to CVA
always has the possibility of return function, though remote after 6-12
months the possibility is there and has been documented. Secondly, to create
a normal gait with the use of a prosthesis would require something close to
normal muscle function/gait prior to the amputation, the prosthesis is not
going to do the walking for you. I think with the use of the lastest
technology in materials and design, a well fit AFO and the proper frame of
mind along with alittle motivation would be your best solution to regaining
function.
