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Technique to avoid trouser and shorts tearing
Posted By: Mitchell Farrar on November 15, 2016
Hi everyone, Some of the transfemoral clients at our facilities have problems with their trousers and shorts tearing at the position of the posterior wall of their socket, both at the brim and distally to the brim. I imagine this is due to high pressures between a hard seat and hard socket breaking the fibres of their clothing when they are sitting down. In an effort to overcome this problem we have tried padding the posterior wall of the socket, including around the brim, with plastazote or low density EVA, lined with leather, vinyl or velour. In many cases, however, the clients still report experiencing the same issues. Has anyone else experienced a similar problem and if so what have they successfully done to overcome the issue? Cheers Mitch Farrar Mitch Farrar BEng(Biomedical)/BMedSci MCPO MAOPA MISPO Unit 36, 148 Chesterville Road Moorabbin. Victoria 3189 (m) (03) 9532 5098 Promotion Prosthetics @pmprosthetics #Promotion_Prosthetics |
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