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 ...

Researchers at De Montfort University say the new technique enables a more exact fit around the patient’s stump than carbon ... lost his leg above the knee, and one below.

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 ...