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Early Standing through Prosthetic and Orthotic Fitting in Transtibial Amputation and Multiple Limb Fractures: A Case Report

Other Titles
 하퇴 절단 및 다발성 골절 환자에서 의지 및 보조기 장착을 통한 조기 기립 훈련: 증례보고 
Authors
 Sang Won Hwang  ;  Sang Hee Im  ;  Min Cheol Ha  ;  Ji Cheol Shin 
Citation
 Geriatric Rehabilitation, Vol.2019(9) : 57-61, 2019 
Journal Title
Geriatric Rehabilitation
ISSN
 2234-0696 
Issue Date
2019
Keywords
Amputation ; Early mobilization ; Fracture healing
Abstract
Lower limb amputation due to an external injury is commonly accompanied by fractures in the
other limb, and this results in delayed mobilization with prosthetic fitting of the amputee side
until complete healing of the fracture. Many cases often result in a poor rehabilitative outcome
as excessive immobilization causes muscle atrophy, joint contracture, synovial adhesions,
and cartilage degeneration. A 75-year-old man had a crush injury and underwent transtibial
amputation of the right leg and external fixator insertion for the left tibial shaft open fracture.
From postoperative day 7, early standing training was performed by applying the prosthesis on
the right leg and orthosis on the left leg to control the weight load. One year later, this geriatric
patient could walk independently. This case report reveals an exemplary good outcome of early
standing training in a geriatric patient for complicated lower limb amputation with other limb
fractures.
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine (재활의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Shin, Ji Cheol(신지철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1133-1361
Im, Sang Hee(임상희) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5128-5526
Hwang, Sang Won(황상원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3651-2895
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/174550
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