Sentence examples for prosthesis socket from inspiring English sources

Current methods use a range of silicon 'socks' that encapsulate and cushion the residuum before placement inside the prosthesis socket.

For patients using conventional prostheses, socket-related problems such as ulcers and rashes on the residual limb and restricted movement have been described [ 8, 13].

In order to eliminate the problems related to the use of the traditional prosthesis with socket, a new technique was developed for fixing the prosthesis to the amputees based on the principle of osseointegration.

To investigate walking ability and quality of life of osseointegrated leg prostheses compared with socket prostheses.

Monolimb is a transtibial prosthesis having the socket and shank molded into one piece of thermoplastic material.

In this study, we investigated long-term periprosthetic bone changes around two types of fixation implants using two different initial conditions, namely immediate post-amputation implantation and the conventional implantation after considerable time of socket prosthesis use.

There are several distinct advantages to using the OPRA system over the use of a conventional socket prosthesis (Brånemark et al. 2001, Hagberg et al. 2008).

The OPRA system provides a solution for patients who are unsuitable candidates for a conventional socket prosthesis, due either to amputation that has been at too high a level or to damage to the stump that has been too severe to allow fitting of a socket prosthesis.

After 6 months of unloading, or loading with a conventional socket prosthesis, during which the implant becomes osseointegrated into the bone, a second surgery (S2) was done to attach the transcutaneous abutment to the femoral fixture.

The paper by Nebergall et al. (2012) describes a new application of RSA, which was used to evaluate a transdermal, femoral implant system in above-the-knee amputee patients in whom the use of a conventional socket prosthesis was difficult if not impossible.

The traditional method of attaching prostheses for patients who have undergone a transfemoral amputation is by means of socket prostheses.