Responses: Most durable cosmetic skin for transtibial prosthesis
Jeremiah Uronis
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Collection
Title:
Responses: Most durable cosmetic skin for transtibial prosthesis
Creator:
Jeremiah Uronis
Date:
1/31/2011
Text:
Here's one more detailed response.
I've had good success with the Dreamskin from Fillauer... it's a pvc type
skin not unlike a transradial prosthesis glove. They've held up for me far
better than Skinergy (which tear at the slightest area of puncture), and Daw
skins which crack/tear in areas of flexibility in the prosthesis (i.e. at
the ankle). If you do end up using a Dreamskin, know that it will take a
ton of heating and cooling in the ankle area to get the circumference of the
skin down to the size you want in case of such a youngster.
I've had good success with the Dreamskin from Fillauer... it's a pvc type
skin not unlike a transradial prosthesis glove. They've held up for me far
better than Skinergy (which tear at the slightest area of puncture), and Daw
skins which crack/tear in areas of flexibility in the prosthesis (i.e. at
the ankle). If you do end up using a Dreamskin, know that it will take a
ton of heating and cooling in the ankle area to get the circumference of the
skin down to the size you want in case of such a youngster.
Citation
Jeremiah Uronis, “Responses: Most durable cosmetic skin for transtibial prosthesis,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232233.
