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A Structured Rehabilitation Protocol for Improved Multifunctional Prosthetic Control: A Case Study
Published on: November 7, 2015
Successful fitting of a prosthesis for a child amputee suffering from scleroderma
M Heim1, M Warshavsky, I Siev-Ner
1Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitation, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. heim2@hotmail.com
Disability and Rehabilitation
|June 13, 2001
Abstract:
A few anecdotal cases of limb amputations owing to scleroderma have been described in the literature. This article outlines the salient problematic features of a residual stump and provides the prosthetic considerations and appropriate design that eventually facilitated ambulation.
