Utilization of an air splint after below-knee amputation

摘要: To the Editor .—In an editorial in theArchives, "Life and Limb" (103:3, 1971) by Warren, I was reminded of those individuals who must continue their lives after a failure revascularization procedures below-knee amputation. Yet, not every hospital has full-time prosthetist, nor can surgeon now practice return to NYU, Northwestern, or UCLA for course rigid dressings early ambulation. Rather, alternative type dressing with similar benefits decreased pain, quicker stump maturation, psychological stability, earlier fitting definitive prosthesis be found using long leg air splint originally designed emergency stabilization fractures. The is inflated pressure 25 mm Hg until resistance noted on oral insufflation. valve mechanism different from that bicycle tire, though plug method used some models,