Background: To overcome the challenges of rehabilitation of bilateral transfemoral amputees, we developed a novel "hip prosthesis in the sitting posture." Case Description and Methods: A 64-year-old male bilateral transfemoral amputee was transferred for rehabilitation 4 months following a burn injury. His wounds remained unhealed for 20 months; thus, he was unable to participate in standing training with the standard prosthetic sockets. Hip prosthesis in the sitting posture has very little friction between the sockets and residual limbs, which facilitated our patient to begin standing and walking exercises. Findings and Outcomes: The patient's refractory wounds healed 1 month after initiating exercises using hip prosthesis in the sitting posture, and he could begin rehabilitation with the standard prostheses.
Discussion And Conclusion: Hip prosthesis in the sitting posture enabled a bilateral transfemoral amputee with unhealed residual limbs to stand, walk, and begin balance training. Hip prosthesis in the sitting posture is an effective temporary prosthesis to prevent disuse until wounds are healed and to continue rehabilitation with standard prostheses. Clinical relevance Hip prosthesis in the sitting posture is useful for bilateral transfemoral amputees with unhealed residual limbs after burn injuries to prevent disuse and maintain motivation for walking.
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