Socket, Prosthetic and foot selection for a knee disartic amputee. скачать в хорошем качестве

Socket, Prosthetic and foot selection for a knee disartic amputee.

I have been a lower limb amputee for 3.5 years now. It’s a whole new world. I’ve had to learn how to adapt and overcome most everything. I have a knee disarticulation amputation aka through-the-knee amputation. This is a very rare type of amputation less than 2% of lower limb amputations are of this type. This makes it difficult to find a prosthetist who has experience building sockets for KD amputees. The way the socket is built is crucial to the success of my prosthetic use. This will be my 4th prosthetist in 3.5 years. The more I learn the more I know what traits and experience to look for in a prosthetist. I’ve been in my current prosthetic for 2 years and it has done a good job. I’m praying that this new socket, paired with a new prosthetic and a new foot will give me increased mobility, agility and stability and decreased pain.