Rehabilitation of Patients with Osseointegrated Prosthesis after Transfemoral Amputation - Literature-based Recommendation for Postoperative Rehabilitative Procedure

Philipp Georg Schnadthorst, Andreas Lison, Christoph Schulze (Last author)

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Osseointegrative implantation after amputation of the lower extremity is a special treatment option. Physiotherapeutic treatment is important for the functional outcome. This study systematically evaluated existing follow-up treatment protocols to establish a literature-based recommendation for postoperative rehabilitation procedures.

METHODOLOGY: A PubMed literature search was conducted on December 10, 2020, using the following search terms: (osseo-integrat* OR endo-exo OR boneanchored OR bone anchored) AND (prosthe*) AND (leg OR lower limb* OR lower extremit* OR transfem* OR transtib*) AND (rehabilitation). 113 publications were found in this context. 10 of them met inclusion criteria. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to determine the publications' quality.

RESULTS: Three systematic rehabilitation protocols have been described: Osseointegrated Prostheses for the Rehabilitation of Amputees protocol, Osseointegration Group of Australia Accelerated protocol and Radboud Amputation: rehabilitation protocol for endo-exo femoral prosthesis. There are clear differences in the duration of the rehabilitation protocols. The quality of published studies is limited due to the high risk of bias and low evidence levels (mainly III - V). A concept for long-term rehabilitation has not been described yet.

CONCLUSIONS: There are various protocols for rehabilitation after treatment with osseointegrative prosthesis. Gradually increasing axial weight bearing started shortly after surgery; step-by-step gait training, adaptation of the prosthesis to the new biomechanics and critical patient selection and pre-operative training have been proven useful for successful rehabilitation. Controlled comparative studies, standardised outcome measurements or comparative studies between different protocols are not available. Models for multi-level long-term care have not been described in the literature so far.

Translated title of the contributionRehabilitation bei Patienten mit osseointegrierten Prothesen nach transfemoraler Amputation – literaturbasierte Nachbehandlungsempfehlung
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)318-327
Number of pages10
JournalZEITSCHRIFT FUR ORTHOPADIE UND UNFALLCHIRURGIE
Volume161
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2023

Keywords

  • Humans
  • Osseointegration
  • Prosthesis Implantation/methods
  • Artificial Limbs
  • Femur/surgery
  • Amputation, Surgical

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