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    Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2000 Aug;11(3):569-83, vi.

    Transfemoral socket design and suspension options.

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    Prosthetics Orthotics Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA.

    Abstract

    The transfemoral socket is the interface between the patient's residual limb and the remaining prosthesis. Whether the patient uses a technologically advanced knee mechanism and foot or a single axis, constant friction knee and solid ankle cushioned heel, no other prosthetic component is as crucial in assuring a comfortable and well-functioning prosthesis as the socket. This article discusses the rationale of quadrilateral and ischial containment socket designs and reviews suspension options.

    PMID:
    10989479
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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