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STUMP SHRINKAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Prostheses
CONT

Early ambulation with a pylon or temporary prosthesis makes an amputee active, accelerates stump shrinkage, prevents flexion contracture, and reduces phantom limb pain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie orthopédique
  • Prothèses
OBS

L'emboîture une fois terminée, on applique le bas de jambe réglable ST dont le tube axial se termine par un étrier à quatre branches qui vient se fixer à la bande plâtrée sur le fond de l'emboîture, après alignement méticuleux des aplombs. Cette emboîture sera renouvelée jusqu'à acquisition définitive du volume du moignon.

Spanish

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