Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees

Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association..

Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees (TOFA) is an evolving technology that has the potential to revolutionize the interface between the amputee and their prosthesis, showing potential at many levels of amputation. While no amputation is without its challenges, TOFA requires a highly specialized prosthesis and a multidisciplinary team that includes specialized surgeons, physical therapists, wound care teams, and social workers who guide the amputee through surgery, postoperative rehabilitation, and the chronic wound care that goes into maintaining the prosthesis. The infrastructure required to facilitate care pathways that lead to reliable, successful outcomes are unique in each health care setting, including those in advanced health care systems such as the United States and Australia. This article details the emerging evidence supporting the use of this prosthetic interface design and many of the challenges that providers face when establishing programs to offer this type of care in the United States.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma - 7(2024), 2 Suppl vom: 01. März, Seite e326

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Evans, Andrew R [VerfasserIn]
Tetsworth, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Quinnan, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Wixted, John J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amputation
Amputee
Journal Article
Orthopaedic trauma
Osseointegration
Prosthesis
Rehabilitation
Review

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Date Revised 16.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/OI9.0000000000000326

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369770870