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Abstracts Posters SICOT-SOF meeting Gothenburg 2010 _2_

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Poster<br />

Topic: General Orthopaedics<br />

Abstract number: 25028<br />

THE ENDOEXO PROTHESIS FOR BOTH SIDED TRANS-FEMORAL AMPUTEES<br />

Dietrich SCHULTE-BOCKHOLT, Tim REITZEL, Philipp KRAEMER, Paul Alfred<br />

GRUETZNER<br />

Klinik für Unfallchirurgie und Orthopädie, Ludwigshafen (GERMANY)<br />

It is now 10 Years since the EndoExo prothesis for transfemoral amputees was<br />

introduced in Germany. The EndExo prothesis is an implant in the femur that exits<br />

the skin through a stoma and allows the anchorage of the leg prothesis directly to the<br />

implant. The report will present two cases of both sided transfemoral amputees which<br />

were treated with the EndoExo prothesis. By presenting those two cases we will<br />

show indications and contraindications as well as the advantages and hazards of this<br />

method. The EndoExo prothesis offers a feasible alternative in selected patients in<br />

cases of difficult external prosthetic care. The correct indication and patient selection<br />

have to be emphasized. A reliable compliance and a psychological stable patient are<br />

required.<br />

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