Informal Ertl survey

Informal Ertl survey

Christopher Hoyt

9/26/2009

I am interested in hearing from prosthetists who have fit trans-
tibial Ertl procedure amputees ...

   1) How many true (non-hardware) Ertl's have you worked with?
__________

   2) Compared to a traditional Burgess amputation, what percentage
of these true Ertl's were: More successful________ Equally
successful________Less successful_______

   3) How many modified Ertl's (with hardware) have you fit?
____________

   4) Compared to a traditional Burgess amputation, what percentage
of these modified Ertl's were: More successful________ Equally
successful________Less successful_______

   5) If you were faced with a trans-tibial amputation, would you
elect: Standard Burgess technique______ a true Ertl
procedure______ modfiied Ertl_______

   6) For an average 19 (48cm) lower limb length, what length
residual limb would you prefer? ________

Thanks for your time and input.

Chris


Christopher Hoyt, C.P.
BioDesign, Inc.
Denver, Colorado USA 80211

CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this message is
legally privileged and confidential information intended for the use
of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this
message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent
responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby
notified that any release, dissemination, distribution, or copying of
this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this
communication in error, please notify the author immediately by
replying to this message and delete the original message. Thank you.



                          ********************
To unsubscribe, send a message to: <Email Address Redacted> with
the words UNSUB OANDP-L in the body of the
message.

If you have a problem unsubscribing,or have other
questions, send e-mail to the moderator
Paul E. Prusakowski,CPO at <Email Address Redacted>

OANDP-L is a forum for the discussion of topics
related to Orthotics and Prosthetics.

Public commercial postings are forbidden. Responses to inquiries
should not be sent to the entire oandp-l list. Professional credentials
or affiliations should be used in all communications.