TY - JOUR
T1 - Criteria for prosthetic provision
T2 - 'He who pays the piper calls the tune'
AU - Heim, M.
AU - Merelman, A.
AU - Manor, G.
AU - Jacobi, E.
AU - Azaria, M.
PY - 1998/8
Y1 - 1998/8
N2 - Previously instituted policies regarding prosthetic limb provision had been deemed dependable. A follow-up home visit study showed that 18 of 60 patients that had been provided with prostheses, did not make use of them. Analysis showed that three categories of patients made up the large majority of the nonusers; double amputees, blind persons and those with psychiatric disorders. In order to attempt to eliminate the wastage of prosthetic provision to non-ambulators a new policy decision was made. Doubtful ambulators and those from the three aforementioned categories will be initially provided with temporary prostheses. Only after a period of months of temporary prosthetic usage at home will a decision be made as to whether a permanent prosthesis will be issued.
AB - Previously instituted policies regarding prosthetic limb provision had been deemed dependable. A follow-up home visit study showed that 18 of 60 patients that had been provided with prostheses, did not make use of them. Analysis showed that three categories of patients made up the large majority of the nonusers; double amputees, blind persons and those with psychiatric disorders. In order to attempt to eliminate the wastage of prosthetic provision to non-ambulators a new policy decision was made. Doubtful ambulators and those from the three aforementioned categories will be initially provided with temporary prostheses. Only after a period of months of temporary prosthetic usage at home will a decision be made as to whether a permanent prosthesis will be issued.
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U2 - 10.3109/03093649809164476
DO - 10.3109/03093649809164476
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AN - SCOPUS:0031814949
SN - 0309-3646
VL - 22
SP - 147
EP - 149
JO - Prosthetics and Orthotics International
JF - Prosthetics and Orthotics International
IS - 2
ER -