External hip joint alignment for AK prosthesis
Jason Ramsey
Description
Collection
Title:
External hip joint alignment for AK prosthesis
Creator:
Jason Ramsey
Date:
1/11/2007
Text:
Dear List,
Are there any resources besides the NYU manual that provide instructions on hip joint placement for a transfemoral prosthetic socket with pelvic band? The NYU manual states the hip joint should be placed congruent to the greater trochanter. Before reading this, I was wondering if a patient would benefit from a slightly offset alignment that forces the socket away from the distal end of the residual limb during hip flexion, for the purpose of comfort during sitting.
Jason Ramsey
Are there any resources besides the NYU manual that provide instructions on hip joint placement for a transfemoral prosthetic socket with pelvic band? The NYU manual states the hip joint should be placed congruent to the greater trochanter. Before reading this, I was wondering if a patient would benefit from a slightly offset alignment that forces the socket away from the distal end of the residual limb during hip flexion, for the purpose of comfort during sitting.
Jason Ramsey
Citation
Jason Ramsey, “External hip joint alignment for AK prosthesis,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 23, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227858.
