Patients with transfemoral amputations (TFA) frequently experience problems related to the use of socket-suspended prostheses 1-3. These problems increase with short or deformed stumps 4. The potential for improvement is substantial. Based on the very good long-term results with osseointegrated titanium implants for edentulous patients 5, osseointegrated hearing aids 6, cranio-facial prostheses 7 and prostheses for thumb-amputated patients 8, the clinical development of osseointegrated prostheses for TFA started in 1990, in Gothenburg, Sweden. The concept has gradually been modified and improved. In 1999, a prospective clinical trial began. The hypothesis is that the treatment will improve quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
51
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg, VG, Sweden
Q-TFA Prosthetic Use Score
The primary efficacy variable is the change in Q-TFA Prosthetic Use Score as compared baseline.
Time frame: 0,1,2,3,5,7,10,15,20 years
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