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An Alternative to the Immediate Postoperative Prosthesis

Melvin H. Sher, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1974;108(5):746-747.

Abstract
An air splint of the type used for first aid for fracture was applied immediately following below-knee amputation in six patients. Used in place of a rigid plaster dressing for ten days before converting to a shrinker sock and temporary prosthesis, it allowed control of stump edema, adjustment of external pressure on demand, and inspection of the extremity and operative wound on short notice.

Author Affiliations
Framingham, Mass

From Surgical Associates, Inc, Framingham, Mass.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 4, 1973.

Reprint requests to Surgical Associates, Inc, 97 Lincoln St, Framingham, MA 01701 (Dr. Sher).

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