Acta Scientific Orthopaedics (ISSN: 2581-8635)

Short Communication Volume 5 Issue 12

Overview of Prosthetics

Prachita Dugad*

Department of Physiotherapy, Intern at Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

*Corresponding Author: Prachita Dugad, Department of Physiotherapy, Intern at Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.

Received: September 06, 2022; Published: November 09, 2022

Abstract

Assistive technology used for functional independence and to overcome barriers. Assistive devices consists TENS unit, residual limb covers, laser system, prosthesis. It is used to restore function in patient with complete or partial loss of limb. Patient face complications such as phantom limb pain, residual limb, malfunction of prosthesis and stump pain. There are many components of prosthesis [3] Prosthetic rehabilitation is a best treatment to provide normal appearance and to provide function of missing part.

Keywords: Phantom limb, Residual limb

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Citation

Citation: Prachita Dugad. “Overview of Prosthetics". Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 5.12 (2022): 55-56.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Prachita Dugad. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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