Humeral Rotator Units

Humeral Rotator Units

Lissette Ruberte

Dear List,

I am interested in listening from practitioners who have had experience
in fitting positive locking humeral rotator units, like the one from
Rimjet or the one built into the Automatic Elbow units from Hugh Steeper Ltd.

I am trying to assess the functional value of having a positive locking
rotator unit versus a friction turntable.

In our experience, Do amputees prefer to have positive locking? What are
the most common complains if any from patients that use positive locking
rotators?

Thanks in advance for your response,

Lissette M. Ruberte
Graduate Student
Northwestern University - Prosthetics and Orthotics Research Lab
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