Pneumatic Airleg prosthesis: report of 200 cases

The pneumatic Airleg is a recently developed prosthetic system for the early mobilization of the patient with lower extremity amputation. It has been used as an alternative for the rigid plaster of paris dressing in immediately postoperative prosthetic fitting and ambulation, and has also been employed as a temporary prosthesis in the total contact weight-bearing ambulation of patients with open or ulcerated amputation stumps. The latter is illustrated by 3 case reports Advantages are ease of application and removal, availability of the amputation site for inspection, and early institution of weight-bearing ambulation with minimal discomfort.