Chronic folliculitis - additional responses
Greg Penfold
Description
Collection
Title:
Chronic folliculitis - additional responses
Creator:
Greg Penfold
Date:
7/26/1999
Text:
The following responses were received regarding my request for advice to
combat this condition:
What we have done for the last four years is what we call PTPC (Posterior
Tibia Plateau Containment) this is hard to explain, but we will try. Once
you have the ptpc in the right place then there is no adjustment for this
problem.
The medial posterior wall is higher; it goes on an angle up to the medial
wall. Down below this edge it is squared off as one corner of a cube, and
the corner is pointed down and out from the socket.
The idea here is we push on the medial posterior tibia/femur area, to get
compression onto the A/P. But allow distal migration of the posterior tibia
when the patient is active.
This socket design has eliminated this problem for us. But it just raises
the bar so there will other things to work on.
That's all for now.
John G. Russell Jr.
Try a TEC liner that utilizes a non-evaporating ointment as a moisture
barrier and also provides a buffer between the interface and the skin and
reduces the sheer forces in that environment. Although I have not
encountered a patient with this particular problem, those that I have used
this system on have experienced much better overall skin condition on the
residual limb.
Ryan Gatlin, BOCP
combat this condition:
What we have done for the last four years is what we call PTPC (Posterior
Tibia Plateau Containment) this is hard to explain, but we will try. Once
you have the ptpc in the right place then there is no adjustment for this
problem.
The medial posterior wall is higher; it goes on an angle up to the medial
wall. Down below this edge it is squared off as one corner of a cube, and
the corner is pointed down and out from the socket.
The idea here is we push on the medial posterior tibia/femur area, to get
compression onto the A/P. But allow distal migration of the posterior tibia
when the patient is active.
This socket design has eliminated this problem for us. But it just raises
the bar so there will other things to work on.
That's all for now.
John G. Russell Jr.
Try a TEC liner that utilizes a non-evaporating ointment as a moisture
barrier and also provides a buffer between the interface and the skin and
reduces the sheer forces in that environment. Although I have not
encountered a patient with this particular problem, those that I have used
this system on have experienced much better overall skin condition on the
residual limb.
Ryan Gatlin, BOCP
Citation
Greg Penfold, “Chronic folliculitis - additional responses,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/211993.
