Osseointegration for Lower-Extremity Amputees: Operative Considerations from the Plastic Surgeon's Perspective.

ABSTRACT:

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Osseointegration for lower-extremity amputees, while increasing in frequency, remains in its relative infancy compared with traditional socket-based prostheses.

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Ideal candidates for osseointegration have documented failure of a traditional prosthesis and should be skeletally mature, have adequate bone stock, demonstrate an ability to adhere to a longitudinal rehabilitation protocol, and be in an otherwise good state of health.

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Lowering the reoperation rate for soft-tissue complications depends heavily on surgical technique and on the implant device itself; the current gold standard involves a smooth implant surface for dermal contact as well as maximal skin resection to prevent skin breakdown against the prosthesis. This may include the need for thighplasty to o

SUBMITTER: Vernice NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10979937 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature