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Kumar R, Prakash A, Gautam SP, Gupta R. A Unique Perspective of Prosthetic Fitment to an Amputee with Very Short Transtibial Amputation and Knee Arthrodesis: A Case Study. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2020; 31 (4):101-104.
This case study introduces a distinctive strategy for rehabilitation of an amputee with a very rare kind of transtibial amputation, leading an extremely short stump in addition to knee joint arthrodesis leading the stump in a fixed extension position, in a very cost-effective way by utilizing the Jaipur prosthesis fabrication technology and material.
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