SPECIAL PROSTHESIS
Fundacion Hermano Miguel
Description
Collection
Title:
SPECIAL PROSTHESIS
Creator:
Fundacion Hermano Miguel
Date:
6/12/2000
Text:
Dear List Members:
We are a Foundation located in Ecuador South America, we have a
Prosthetic and Orthotic Laboratory and we want your help with the
following patient:
Lourdes Pilco Duchi is an 18 years old single woman. She has been
living in a nursing home since april of 1999. The last year, she was
diagnosed of Hypercoagulation State (Antiphospholipid syndrome) then she
began anticoagulation therapy with Warfarina (Coumadin). Because this
disease, she had severe troubles during her childhood. She had chronic
ulcers in her feet. These ulcers were infected and also cause bone
infection. After that, she had gangrene. In consequence, her legs were
amputated over the knees. Two years ago, she suffered the same
phenomena in her right arm. Then the right arm was amputated.
The actual health status is very good. She uses a wheelchair, and now
she wants prosthesis for her limbs but we want to know what kind of
prosthesis she can use considering her diagnosis and the social and
economical conditions which are not good at all (her brother has the
same disease).
Thank you in advance for your help.
Fernando Eguez M.D.
MEDICAL STAFF
HERMANO MIGUEL FOUNDATION
We are a Foundation located in Ecuador South America, we have a
Prosthetic and Orthotic Laboratory and we want your help with the
following patient:
Lourdes Pilco Duchi is an 18 years old single woman. She has been
living in a nursing home since april of 1999. The last year, she was
diagnosed of Hypercoagulation State (Antiphospholipid syndrome) then she
began anticoagulation therapy with Warfarina (Coumadin). Because this
disease, she had severe troubles during her childhood. She had chronic
ulcers in her feet. These ulcers were infected and also cause bone
infection. After that, she had gangrene. In consequence, her legs were
amputated over the knees. Two years ago, she suffered the same
phenomena in her right arm. Then the right arm was amputated.
The actual health status is very good. She uses a wheelchair, and now
she wants prosthesis for her limbs but we want to know what kind of
prosthesis she can use considering her diagnosis and the social and
economical conditions which are not good at all (her brother has the
same disease).
Thank you in advance for your help.
Fernando Eguez M.D.
MEDICAL STAFF
HERMANO MIGUEL FOUNDATION
Citation
Fundacion Hermano Miguel, “SPECIAL PROSTHESIS,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/214814.
