The quality of life analysis of knee prosthesis with complete microprocessor control in trans-femoral amputees
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2017Yazar
Sağlam, YavuzGülenç, Barış
Birişik, Fevzi
Ersen, Ali
Yılmaz Yalçınkaya, Ebru
Yaıcıoğlu, Önder
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Sağlam, Y., Gülenç, B., Birişik, F., Ersen, A., Yılmaz Yalçınkaya, E. ... Yazıcıoğlu, Ö. (2017). The quality of life analysis of knee prosthesis with complete microprocessor control in trans-femoral amputees. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 51(6), 466-469. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aott.2017.10.009Özet
Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the patient demographics, etiology of limb loss as well as reporting SF-36 scores for microprocessor prosthesis users in Turkish population. Methods We reviewed 72 patients (61 male and 11 female; mean age: 37.7 ± 10.7) with uni-lateral, above knee amputation and a history of regular and microprocessor prosthesis use. All patients were called back for a last follow-up and they were asked to fill a self-administered general health status questionnaire (SF-36). Results According to the SF-36 results; physical component score (PCS) score was 46 ± 7.3 and mental components summary (MCS) score was 46.5 ± 9.1. These scores have statistical similarity with Turkish healthy controls, except SF (social functioning) sub-dimension. PCS score for women microprocessor users were significantly lower than men (43.3 vs. 48.7, p = 0.03), but MCS scores were similar in between genders (46 vs. 48.2, p = 0.13). Conventional prostheses usage time was positively correlated with physical function (PF) scores (r = 0.322, p = 0.010). Microprocessor prosthesis usage time was negatively correlated with role limitations due to emotional problem (RE) scores (r = -0,313, p = 0.009). Conclusion The quality of life surveys were showed that the loss of an extremity have higher physical and psychological impact on women's physical scores. Overall, SF-36 results were similar in microprocessor using amputee's and Turkish normal controls. Level of evidence Level IV, therapeutic study.