Re: Knee Unit Responses

Re: Knee Unit Responses

Janette Morris

3/5/2002

Original query:
>I have a 53 yo, 5'4, 225lb female patient with a
long
>AK amputation. I would like to use a
>4-bar/polycentric knee to accommodate her long
>residual limb, preferably hydraulic or pneumatic.
Any
>ideas on a knee appropriate for her body weight, but
>as lightweight as possible?
>She has good strength and stability, moderate
activity
>level.
>Thank you for assistance.


Thanks for the rapid response. These are the
suggestions so far:

I ever seen the knee joint in the Ottobock website.
You can see in the
WWW.ottobock.com

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Endolite has selections in the high activ range that
may work.one that
comes
to mind is the hi act hydraulic with CaTech short SnS
installed,if you
have
room and are comf with Endolite full alignment system
(mim room needed
knee
to socket).Its not four bar but is SnS. also Daw has a
knee ,don't know
name
that uses very short basket/plate attachment

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How about a Black Max Short hydraulic?

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For my larger transfemoral patients I use the Total
Knee High Activity.
It
has a very stable stance phase and with the
appropriate choice of feet
you
can essentially dictate where and when the knee breaks
for swing phase.

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Jannette, I do not have an Otto Bock catalogue in
front of me at the
moment,
but, they manufacture a Knee disarticulation Four bar
linkage knee with
mini
hydraulic unit control. They are tricky to align since
they do not
offer
ab/adduction adjustability proximal to the knee.
I have used several in the past without incident. They
also have a low
resistance version available that is not listed, you
have to request
the tech
center do a transfer before shipment. Good luck!!!!

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Janette check with Otto Bock they have several
polycentric knees that will be good for this patient

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DAW makes a HD 5 bar (250lbs) Total knee HD 275lbs

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I have had excellent results with using the Proteor
knees sold by DAW
as
Geri-Lite. This is not designed as a geriatric
system, only sold as
such
by DAW in the USA. I prefer the stability 1 knee.

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Total Knee work well. You might want to try the
largest size.





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