Open AccessFunctional ambulation with bent knee prostheses for an adult with bilateral 90 degrees knee flexion contractures—A case report
Author(s) -
Veerendra K Shandilya,
Lata Parmar,
Ashwinikumar V Shandilya
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1043_19
Subject(s) - medicine , muscle contracture , knee flexion , physical therapy , prosthesis , dignity , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , political science , law
An adult male who never stood, ambulating on all four due to bilateral severe knee flexion contractures, since his childhood, was 21 years of age, and not deterred by his condition, was pursuing his higher education. He was coaxed by his friends to seek medical opinion and it was decided to give a trial and let the client have a feel of bipedal stance and ambulation. Although there is a paucity of recent evidence on the use of bent knee prosthesis, the trial successfully restored the dignity.