Silicone soft socket system for the treatment of geriatic transtibial amputees.

CONCLUSIONS: Geriatric transtibial amputees fitted with prostheses attached via a silicone suction socket system showed significant improvements in walking distances and a high rate of satisfaction with the device. There were no statistically significant gender-specific differences among users of the ICEROSS system. PMID: 32300882 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32300882?dopt=Abstract

Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift - April 15, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Breuer R, Trieb K Tags: Wien Klin Wochenschr Source Type: research