Limb Salvage
Robert Lake
Description
Collection
Title:
Limb Salvage
Creator:
Robert Lake
Date:
2/5/2010
Text:
Hello colleagues,
As we are aware, advances in medicine have led to a trend of an
increasing number of limb salvage procedures being performed each and
every year in the United States. This in turn has led to a decrease in
the number of temporary prosthetic devices prescribed for our diabetic
patients and for our patients with poor circulation. I am attempting to
develop a hypothesis of the number of AK/BK and TMA prosthetic devices
we should expect to see prescribed in the coming years. It will be
based on data gathered over the past three years and used to provide my
practice with an estimate of the number of limb salvage procedures in
the coming years and its effect on the number of temporary prosthetic
devices which we may expect to see prescribed in the next few years.
Past history is no guarantee of future events, however, I am simply
trying to get an estimated figure to determine the effect on annual
sales of temps for my practice going forward. My question is, can
anyone direct me to a source that can provide data on the number of limb
salvage procedures performed each and every year during the past several
years and the number of temporary AK/BK and TMA temporary prosthetic
devices prescribed over this same period? Any help would be greatly
appreciated. If anyone is interested in the results of my hypothesis
just e- mail me and I will gladly forward the results to you.
My practice has also witnessed a decrease in the total number of custom
LSO's and TLSO's from the spinal surgeons who regularly refer to us. I
have been told that advances such as instrumentation and cement have
convinced many spinal surgeons that post-op external bracing is not as
imperative as it was only a year or two ago. I am interested in finding
literature in greater detail as to exactly what these advances are as
well as those in development to conclude how much of an impact they
will have on annual sales of custom LSO's and TLSO's prescribed for
spinal fusions by my current referring spinal surgeons. Again, can
anyone provide me a source for this information so that I can educate
myself on these advances (in particular on spinal fusions). I will
forward all responses to anyone who requests them.
Thank you in advance,
Robert N. Lake LPO
Lake Limb and Brace
As we are aware, advances in medicine have led to a trend of an
increasing number of limb salvage procedures being performed each and
every year in the United States. This in turn has led to a decrease in
the number of temporary prosthetic devices prescribed for our diabetic
patients and for our patients with poor circulation. I am attempting to
develop a hypothesis of the number of AK/BK and TMA prosthetic devices
we should expect to see prescribed in the coming years. It will be
based on data gathered over the past three years and used to provide my
practice with an estimate of the number of limb salvage procedures in
the coming years and its effect on the number of temporary prosthetic
devices which we may expect to see prescribed in the next few years.
Past history is no guarantee of future events, however, I am simply
trying to get an estimated figure to determine the effect on annual
sales of temps for my practice going forward. My question is, can
anyone direct me to a source that can provide data on the number of limb
salvage procedures performed each and every year during the past several
years and the number of temporary AK/BK and TMA temporary prosthetic
devices prescribed over this same period? Any help would be greatly
appreciated. If anyone is interested in the results of my hypothesis
just e- mail me and I will gladly forward the results to you.
My practice has also witnessed a decrease in the total number of custom
LSO's and TLSO's from the spinal surgeons who regularly refer to us. I
have been told that advances such as instrumentation and cement have
convinced many spinal surgeons that post-op external bracing is not as
imperative as it was only a year or two ago. I am interested in finding
literature in greater detail as to exactly what these advances are as
well as those in development to conclude how much of an impact they
will have on annual sales of custom LSO's and TLSO's prescribed for
spinal fusions by my current referring spinal surgeons. Again, can
anyone provide me a source for this information so that I can educate
myself on these advances (in particular on spinal fusions). I will
forward all responses to anyone who requests them.
Thank you in advance,
Robert N. Lake LPO
Lake Limb and Brace
Citation
Robert Lake, “Limb Salvage,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/231176.
