[AMP-L] New Research Documents Osseointegration’s Benefits for Amputees

[Wayne Renardson]

via Amplitude:

It´s only been 18 months since the FDA approved osseointegration (OI) 
surgery for US amputees with above-knee amputation. That´s far too 
short an interval in which to generate significant data about patient 
outcomes, particularly when the bone-anchoring technique that´s 
approved for general use here-the OPRA system-requires two separate 
surgeries and about 12 months from first incision to the end of the 
rehab cycle. Most OI amputees in this country are total newbies 
who´ve only lived with their new devices for a few months, so it´s 
way too soon to draw any conclusions about their experiences.  

However, OI surgery has been generally available for more than half a 
decade in Europe and Australia, long enough for researchers to start 
drawing some meaningful conclusions about the benefits of 
bone-anchored prostheses. And a pair of papers published this spring 
provide some hard evidence to support OI´s basic promise: that it 
improves mobility, stability, and proprioception, while eliminating  
the challenges that come with sockets.

The rest of the story here:

https://tinyurl.com/28jc2fx6

Wayne R.