c-leg candidates

Jason Silke

Description

Title:

c-leg candidates

Creator:

Jason Silke

Date:

2/24/2003

Text:

I have a young (38yrs old) trans-femoral amputee who is a perfect candidate for a c-leg. My question is how to you justify getting a c-leg for a first time amputee? This patient 8 weeks post-op is completely healed and ready to begin prosthetic use. Her occupation for the past 5 years has been a nurse, and she just started work again full time (wheelchair). I feel that this individual would benefit from a c-leg, but I am not sure if there is justification for a amputee who never used a prosthesis before?

Thank you,
Jason

                          

Citation

Jason Silke, “c-leg candidates,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 26, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/220567.