Successful fitting of a prosthesis for a child amputee suffering from scleroderma.

A few anecdotal cases of limb amputations owing to scleroderma have been described in the literature. This article outlines the salient problematic features of a residual stump and provides the prosthetic considerations and appropriate design that eventually facilitated ambulation.

Rehabilitation considerations of prosthetic fittings for Kaposi's sarcoma amputees.

Purpose: We report on cutaneous limb manifestations of Kaposi's sarcoma and the secondary infection of these lesions that necessitated five lower-limb amputations.

Method: The cases are briefly described and prosthetic adaptations in respect to pressure, traction and sweating on the skin are considered.

Results: All four patients ambulated initially; one lady died, the double amputee stopped walking owing to the excessive physical demand, and two patients ambulate freely.

Elbow joint, crutches and locomotion: special reference to persons with haemophilia.

A 52-year-old, trans-femoral amputee with haemophilia was hospitalized because of ambulatory problems arising from the osteo-arthropathic involvement of other major articulations. Reduced function in the upper limbs, caused by the effects of recurrent haemarthroses, resulted in additional problems concerning the usage of auxiliary ambulatory aids. The advantages and disadvantages of traditional and experimental crutches highlight the functional problems of ambulation in persons with concomitant upper limb pathologies.