Knee Recommendation Responses
JIM Marshall
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Collection
Title:
Knee Recommendation Responses
Creator:
JIM Marshall
Date:
7/16/2012
Text:
I posted a request on July 13, 2012 for recommendations on the most appropriate
knee for an active, Level 4 ambulator, working amputee with a knee
disarticulation.
More than one respondent requested that I post the responses.
I have received a total of (12) responses as of July 16, 2012.
One of the responses I am ignoring, because it came from a knee manufacturer,
not a currently practicing clinician.
One response simply asked me to post results and gave no recommendation.
Of the (10) valid responses (5) gave a single, preferred knee response and (5)
gave more than one recommendation, i.e. MPK and Non-MPK
The (5) single responses were as follows:
* Medi SNS knee (I could find no such product at www.mediusa.com)
* Medi KX06 (This is actually the Endolite KX06, I believe)
* KX06 (This is the Endolite KX06, I believe)
* Ossur Total Knee 2100
* Ultimate Knee by Ortho Europe
The (5) multiple recommendations were as follows:
* Total Knee 2100 and Endolite has a 4-Bar frame for the Mauch Knee
* Total Knee 2100. Genium would also be good if patient prefers to have
yielding stance control.
* C-Leg for MPK and Mauch for non-MPK
* Plie or C-Leg always, all other MPK's are too heavy; Favorite for K-4 is the
Ottobock 3r95
* If the patient runs regularly: Total Knee. If the patient has K-4 potential
but is more of an active walker: Ossur Symbionic (Rheo Knee + Proprio Foot).
For exercise: Ottobock 3r80
As is obvious, there is no clear consensus on the most appropriate knee, most
likely given the uniqueness of each patient and the preferences of each
prosthetist....no clear winner or go to choice, except perhaps the Total Knee.
Jim Marshall, Practice Owner
Collier Rehabilitation Systems
knee for an active, Level 4 ambulator, working amputee with a knee
disarticulation.
More than one respondent requested that I post the responses.
I have received a total of (12) responses as of July 16, 2012.
One of the responses I am ignoring, because it came from a knee manufacturer,
not a currently practicing clinician.
One response simply asked me to post results and gave no recommendation.
Of the (10) valid responses (5) gave a single, preferred knee response and (5)
gave more than one recommendation, i.e. MPK and Non-MPK
The (5) single responses were as follows:
* Medi SNS knee (I could find no such product at www.mediusa.com)
* Medi KX06 (This is actually the Endolite KX06, I believe)
* KX06 (This is the Endolite KX06, I believe)
* Ossur Total Knee 2100
* Ultimate Knee by Ortho Europe
The (5) multiple recommendations were as follows:
* Total Knee 2100 and Endolite has a 4-Bar frame for the Mauch Knee
* Total Knee 2100. Genium would also be good if patient prefers to have
yielding stance control.
* C-Leg for MPK and Mauch for non-MPK
* Plie or C-Leg always, all other MPK's are too heavy; Favorite for K-4 is the
Ottobock 3r95
* If the patient runs regularly: Total Knee. If the patient has K-4 potential
but is more of an active walker: Ossur Symbionic (Rheo Knee + Proprio Foot).
For exercise: Ottobock 3r80
As is obvious, there is no clear consensus on the most appropriate knee, most
likely given the uniqueness of each patient and the preferences of each
prosthetist....no clear winner or go to choice, except perhaps the Total Knee.
Jim Marshall, Practice Owner
Collier Rehabilitation Systems
Citation
JIM Marshall, “Knee Recommendation Responses,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/233845.
