pin suspension / fleshy limbs
Ted A. Trower
Description
Collection
Title:
pin suspension / fleshy limbs
Creator:
Ted A. Trower
Date:
5/8/2000
Text:
I've been noticing a pattern lately of much greater difficulty fitting pin
suspension systems (Alpha) on individuals with very soft, fleshy limbs. The
absence of muscle tone seems to be more the issue than is the total volume
of tissue.
The thing I've noticed is that by the time the socket is fully stable on the
limb the socket is so tight that the knee is beginning to push up out of the
socket.
Elongating the tissues during casting seems to help with this somewhat but
not entirely and is specifically not advised by the folks at Ohio Willow Wood.
I'd be interested to hear other prosthetists thought and experience in this
area. Is it reasonable to state that pin suspensions are contraindicated in
the presence of a flabby, fleshy limb?
Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
<Email Address Redacted>
suspension systems (Alpha) on individuals with very soft, fleshy limbs. The
absence of muscle tone seems to be more the issue than is the total volume
of tissue.
The thing I've noticed is that by the time the socket is fully stable on the
limb the socket is so tight that the knee is beginning to push up out of the
socket.
Elongating the tissues during casting seems to help with this somewhat but
not entirely and is specifically not advised by the folks at Ohio Willow Wood.
I'd be interested to hear other prosthetists thought and experience in this
area. Is it reasonable to state that pin suspensions are contraindicated in
the presence of a flabby, fleshy limb?
Ted A. Trower C.P.O.
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, Michigan, USA
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Ted A. Trower, “pin suspension / fleshy limbs,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/214107.
