Buergers Disease
Scott Weisman
Description
Collection
Title:
Buergers Disease
Creator:
Scott Weisman
Date:
7/26/2004
Text:
List members,
I am hoping to get some feedback from anyone who has had experience fitting amputees with Buergers Disease. I presently have a 54 y/o bilateral B/K (secondary to B.D.) who is otherwise healthy and very active without prosthetics. The clinic has prescribed silicone gel locking liners with a distal silicone cup (due to conical distal end). I expect him to be very active and aggresive. I am concerned about potential circulatory compromise using this suspension/liner combination. Any insight and information based on experience would be appreciated.
Scott Weisman CP
I am hoping to get some feedback from anyone who has had experience fitting amputees with Buergers Disease. I presently have a 54 y/o bilateral B/K (secondary to B.D.) who is otherwise healthy and very active without prosthetics. The clinic has prescribed silicone gel locking liners with a distal silicone cup (due to conical distal end). I expect him to be very active and aggresive. I am concerned about potential circulatory compromise using this suspension/liner combination. Any insight and information based on experience would be appreciated.
Scott Weisman CP
Citation
Scott Weisman, “Buergers Disease,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/223340.
