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Advantages and disadvantages of fitting a prosthesis

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Advantages and disadvantages of fitting a prosthesis
The fitting of prosthetics can improve the function of its various systems, which can compensate for leg and foot walking and arm grasping functions, and help disabled friends to restore their ability to work.
 
Disadvantages of fitting a prosthesis
1. Which can easily lead to the deformation of the stump, long-term compression leads to sarcoma, serious pain, and eventually leads to amputee tired of wearing prosthetics while the prosthetic socket is not qualified.
 
2. The skills of manufacturers and technicians on the market are uneven, and the manufacturers with good skills will find all ways to solve the problem of the socket for you. The patient is required to wear and adapt only to ensure that there is no problem with the prosthetic socket and the stump.
3. Improper selection of prosthetic accessories will cause gait abnormalities to the wearer, and even the danger of falling, accessories are not necessarily the more expensive the better, the selected accessories are suitable for use is needed in the prosthetic fitting.
 
4. Some prosthetics will still have certain restrictions in life, such as bathing, when taking a bath, we must take off the prosthesis, and instantly feel that we have lost a leg, which is the drawback.
 
Advantages of fitting a prosthesis
1. Prosthetics have certain basic functions. For example, lower limb amputees have an expectation for prosthetic function that they can stand and walk normally while wearing a prosthesis. When fitting a prosthesis, in addition to meeting the basic functions of the prosthesis, the other functional needs of the amputee are also considered.
 
2. The shape and color of the prosthesis are similar to those of the healthy limbs, which allowing patients to wear clothes and shoes like normal people. The form of movement when walking is as natural as possible.
 
3. Putting on and off prosthetics doesn't take much effort and doesn't have particularly complicated skills. When doing movements within range of motion, the prosthesis is firmly attached to the stumps.
 
The time to obtain a prosthesis is generally not too long, and the assembly of a prosthesis that can be tried on is basically 1 to 2 days, and the maximum is not more than 3 days. But this only means that amputees can wear prosthetic limbs to start walking and standing, and it will take a while to adjust to the prosthesis.

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