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Neuromuscular adaptations after osseointegration of a bone-anchored prosthesis in a unilateral transfemoral amputee – a case study [PDF]

Annals of Medicine, 2023
Purpose Many individuals with a lower limb amputation experience problems with the fitting of the socket of their prosthesis, leading to dissatisfaction or device rejection. Osseointegration (OI)- the implantation of a shaft directly interfacing with the
Thomas Krauskopf, Torben Lauck, Britta Meyer, Lukas Klein, Marc Mueller, Johanna Kubosch, Georg Herget, Vinzenz von Tscharner, Jennifer Ernst, Thomas Stieglitz, Cristian Pasluosta   +10 more
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Activities of daily living in lower limb amputees with a bone-anchored prosthesis: a retrospective case series with 24 months’ follow-up [PDF]

Acta Orthopaedica, 2023
Background and purpose: Little is known about the activities of daily living (ADL) of patients with a bone-anchored prosthesis (BAP). We aimed to objectively measure ADL without and with BAP during standard care of follow-up.
Michael-Kyrillos M Saleib, Esther M M van Lieshout, Dorien Verduin, Heleen P de Graaff, Maria A Paping, Michael H J Verhofstad, Oscar J F van Waes   +6 more
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Cognitive load in individuals with a transfemoral amputation during single- and dual-task walking: a pilot study of brain activity in people using a socket prosthesis or a bone-anchored prosthesis [PDF]

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Objective: To explore cognitive load in people with transfemoral amputations fitted with socket or bone-anchored prostheses by describing activity in the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortices during single- and dual-task walking. Design: Cross-
Saffran Möller, Kerstin Hagberg, Nerrolyn Ramstrand   +2 more
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Press-Fit Bone-Anchored Prosthesis for Individuals with Transtibial Amputation. [PDF]

JBJS Essent Surg Tech
Background: This video article describes the use of bone-anchored prostheses for patients with transtibial amputations, most often resulting from trauma, infection, or dysvascular disease. Large studies have shown that about half of all patients with a socket-suspended artificial limb experience limited mobility and limited ...
Frölke JPM, Atallah R, Leijendekkers R.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Revision of Press-Fit Bone-Anchored Prosthesis After Implant Failure. [PDF]

JBJS Essent Surg Tech
Background: The present video article describes the revision of a bone-anchored prosthesis in patients who received an osseointegration implant after transfemoral amputation. Clinical follow-up studies have shown that approximately 5% of all patients who receive press-fit cobalt-chromium alloy femoral implants experience ...
Frölke JP, Atallah R.
europepmc   +5 more sources

EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATION OF A POWERED KNEE FOR TRANSFEMORAL BONE-ANCHORED PROSTHESES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY [PDF]

Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal
BACKGROUND: A transfemoral bone-anchored prosthesis (TF-BAP) can be fitted with non-microprocessor-controlled knees (N-MPKs), or with microprocessor-controlled knees, which can be passive (P-MPKs) or active (A-MPKs).
Laurent Frossard, Stefan Laux, Marta Geada, Lisa Tronicke, Thor Fridriksson, Knut Lechler   +5 more
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Press-Fit Bone-Anchored Prosthesis for Patients with Short Transfemoral Amputation [PDF]

JBJS Essent Surg Tech
Background: This video article describes the use of a bone-anchored prosthesis in patients with high above-the-knee amputations resulting in short residual limbs, most typically from trauma, cancer, infections, or dysvascular disease.
Frölke J, Atallah R, Leijendekkers R.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Development of a Procedure for the Government Provision of Bone-Anchored Prosthesis Using Osseointegration in Australia. [PDF]

Pharmacoecon Open, 2017
Governmental organizations are facing challenges in adjusting procedures providing equitable assistance to consumers with amputation choosing newly available osseointegrated fixations for bone-anchored prostheses (BAPs) over socket-suspended prostheses.The aims of this study were to (1) present a procedure focusing on tasks, documents and costs of ...
Frossard L, Merlo G, Quincey T, Burkett B, Berg D.   +4 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Facial reconstruction with a bone-anchored prosthesis following destructive cancer surgery. [PDF]

Oncol Lett, 2012
Reconstruction of craniofacial defects following cancer surgery may be performed using several techniques and materials. This case report describes surgery for a large tumor, as well as the rehabilitation process which involved a craniofacial prosthesis covering the whole defect of the anterior brain, orbit, mid-face and hard palate.
Mello MC, Piras JA, Takimoto RM, Cervantes O, Abraão M, Dib LL.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Non-infectious skeletal complications in the lower extremity after treatment with a transfemoral bone-anchored prosthesis: a retrospective observational study [PDF]

BMJ Open
Background The use of bone-anchored prostheses (BAPs) has greatly increased quality of life for lower limb amputees. However, the long-term frequency of skeletal fractures and the need for arthroplasty surgery in the lower extremities following BAP use ...
Henrik Malchau, Karin Svensson Malchau, Peter Thomsen, Kerstin Hagberg   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources