Why transfemoral amputation instead of knee disarticulation?
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Knee-disarticulation Amputation "
n r rarlons ~e~ow-mlgh level and proxlnial to nee-aisarticu~anon :I inclu,, .ill the transcondylar procedures such as the Gritti Stokes (1,2) ---d Callender (3,4) procedures and are not considered in this contribution. In my view they are largely undesirable because they provide little end bearing, may not leave sufficient space for the inclusion of assistive devices in the prosthetic knee, and...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ankara Sa
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1303-3735
DOI: 10.1501/ashd_0000000134