Sixteen consecutive below-knee amputations were carried out in ... Care was taken to ensure that the socket and the stump sock fitted well and were kept clean and dry. There was a tendency on ...

These include: A socket into which ... silicone to protect the stump. Special socks are also worn over the stump to ensure a proper fit and improve comfort. Leg with knee. For amputations above ...

In this group there were 5 who remained in the hospital for prosthesis training, and 2 who remained because of complications in the healing of the below-the-knee stump. The remaining 6 stayed in ...

Lower-limb amputation (above or below the knee ... the prosthesis is attached to the residual stump by belts and cuffs, suction, or by a suspension system. The conventional prosthesis usually has a ...

"The challenge of prosthetics is that we are putting dead things on living people," says Riley, who is a prosthetist and a below ... living stump and the manufactured body part. "The socket ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first prosthesis for above-the-knee amputations that does not rely on a conventional, cup-like socket fitting over the stump of a ...