Journal of Spine

Albert C. Recio

Publications

• Case Report
  Transfemoral Amputation Following Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Prosthetic Solution for Improved Balance, Seating, Dynamic Function and Body Image
  Author(s): Albert C. Recio, Cara E. Felter, Allen Nicole C. Alana, Deborah A. Crane and Steven A. StiensAlbert C. Recio, Cara E. Felter, Allen Nicole C. Alana, Deborah A. Crane and Steven A. Stiens
  
  Background: Advances in the care and rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI) have resulted in extended survival. As SCI patients age, chronic lower extremity ischemic complications are resulting in amputations. The literature relating to lower extremity amputation and prosthesis in SCI patients is sparse. Limb amputation may cause weight distribution imbalances, leading to back pain and increased risk of pressure ulcer formation. Lower extremity amputation challenges skin management, sitting balance, functional range and body image. Case Description and Methods: We report a systematic retrospective review of a disability adaptation equipment entrepreneur with T4 AIS B paraplegia patient who underwent right transfemoral amputation because of poor wound healing in the setting of severe peripheral vascular disease. The prosth.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000195

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