Name: ______________________________

Date of Submission: __________________

Online Activity: Prosthesis Instructor: __________________________

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RATING: ______________

MATERIALS/RESOURCES:
Internet
Physical Rehabilitation by O’Sullivan et al

Instructions:Answer the following questions for review all about prosthesis.

1. What are the Pressure Tolerant and Pressure sensitive areas in BKA and AKA
BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION
O O O
P Tolerant areas P Sensitive areas P Tolerant areas PO Sensitive areas

2. Name the reliefs and build-ups in the transtibial socket.

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3. Contrast the modes of suspension for the transtibial prosthesis. Which suspension is
indicated for an individual with a very short amputation limb?
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4. Classify knee units according to friction mechanisms.
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5. Compare the quadrilateral and the ischial containment transfemoral sockets.

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6. Describe the modes of suspension of the transfemoral prosthesis. In which type(s) does the
client wear a sock?
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7. How is the wearer of a hip disarticulation prosthesis prevented from inadvertently flexing the
prosthetic hip and knee?
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8. Outline a maintenance program for a transfemoral prosthesis with hydraulic knee unit and
endoskeletal shank.
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9. What factors should be considered before formulating a prosthetic prescription?
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10. How can the physical therapist determine and improve the patient’s psychological status?
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11. What features of the transtibial prosthesis are considered in static evaluation? In dynamic
evaluation?
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12. Delineate the training program for a patient with a transfemoral prosthesis.
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