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Elbow joint, crutches and locomotion: special reference to persons with haemophilia
M Heim1, M Wershavski, U Martinowitz
1Department of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Haemophilia : the Official Journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia
|September 30, 2000
Abstract:
A 52-year-old, trans-femoral amputee with haemophilia was hospitalized because of ambulatory problems arising from the osteo-arthropathic involvement of other major articulations. Reduced function in the upper limbs, caused by the effects of recurrent haemarthroses, resulted in additional problems concerning the usage of auxiliary ambulatory aids. The advantages and disadvantages of traditional and experimental crutches highlight the functional problems of ambulation in persons with concomitant upper limb pathologies.