muscle firing changes stump shape
Randy McFarland
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Collection
Title:
muscle firing changes stump shape
Creator:
Randy McFarland
Date:
3/9/2012
Text:
We have a patient with a new transtibial amputation. Currently we have him
in a Pelite liner over a cushion liner. We put a vertical slit in the Pelite
liner to ease donning because the stump is slightly bulbous..
His stump significantly changes shape when he fires his calf and tibialis
anterior muscles, causing a bulge out and up, making the distal end even
larger than the proximal portion. After 5-10 minutes, these muscles start to
get uncomfortable from the weight bearing pressure on these muscles.
Have you had experience with this type of stump. where muscle bulging causes
a significant change in volume and contour of the stump? What worked to
achieve a comfortable fit? I'll post responses.
Thanks,
Randy McFarland, CPO
Fullerton, CA
in a Pelite liner over a cushion liner. We put a vertical slit in the Pelite
liner to ease donning because the stump is slightly bulbous..
His stump significantly changes shape when he fires his calf and tibialis
anterior muscles, causing a bulge out and up, making the distal end even
larger than the proximal portion. After 5-10 minutes, these muscles start to
get uncomfortable from the weight bearing pressure on these muscles.
Have you had experience with this type of stump. where muscle bulging causes
a significant change in volume and contour of the stump? What worked to
achieve a comfortable fit? I'll post responses.
Thanks,
Randy McFarland, CPO
Fullerton, CA
Citation
Randy McFarland, “muscle firing changes stump shape,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/233550.
