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CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE DIAGONAL SOCKET PROSTHESIS FOR HIP DISARTICULATION AMPUTATION
Author(s) -
Seaton D. G.,
Wilson L. A.,
Shepherd W. Graeme
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb87829.x
Subject(s) - disarticulation , amputation , prosthesis , medicine , surgery
The surgical considerations in hip disarticulation and prosthetic management with the Canadian‐type hip disarticulation prosthesis are discussed. A clinical trial of the diagonal type socket for this amputation has been undertaken, and the results are presented in this paper. It Is believed that the use of this prosthesis represents a further step forward in the management of amputations at this severe level.