Standing and walking with prosthetic legs, all of his weight on his stump.
The stump is the equivalent of a normal heel, but it is not as strong as the heel, so it is easy to get injured, and once injured, it can no longer wear the prosthetic.
Therefore, every amputee should pay great attention to the stump protection, once the stump problem should be treated in time.
(1) Often pay attention to whether the acceptance cavity is appropriate: the acceptance cavity is not suitable for many reasons: some of the original assembly problems;
Some of the use of the acceptance cavity deformation;
Some are caused by changes in the thickness, shape and length of the stump (children's stump length will change after amputation).
Improper leg prosthesis often causes some skin injuries in bone prominences, so special attention should be paid to the load-bearing parts of patellar ligament, the skin color of each bone prominences and whether there is pressure pain.
Accept a small amount of cavity fat and thin problem (namely cavity capacity problem), amputee can try to increase or reduce the hoses to solve.
If there are frequent problems and you can't adjust yourself, you need to see a prosthesis technician.
(2) Keep the stump clean: it is best to wash with warm water every night.
First wet the stump skin with warm water, then rub the stump with a little alkaline soap to make as much foam as possible, and then wash all the soap with warm water, do not leave soap, residual soap will make the stump skin surface hair sticky, will increase the friction with the artificial limb.
After washing, wipe the stump dry.
After the stump is cleaned, the stump will increase, and the skin surface will not be completely dry. Therefore, the stump should not be worn immediately after being washed.
(3) Pay attention to the correct selection and cleaning of residual leg socks: general leg amputees to choose good moisture absorption of fine wool or cotton thread woven socks is appropriate.
The first layer of socks close to the skin of the stump can choose monofilaments nylon socks, this kind of socks is very thin, very smooth, can reduce the skin friction injury, its outer layer and then set one or two layers of socks with good moisture absorption.
Generally, the hygroscopic sock is not more than three layers, more than that, the acceptance cavity is too fat, you should go to the prosthetics technician to help solve.
Should change the stump socks every day, replace the stump socks should be immediately washed with warm water, alkaline soap, do not let sweat dry on the stump socks.
When washing socks, attention should be paid to warm water rather than hot water.
Be sure to rinse the soap clean after decontamination and then dry it.
If the end shape of the stump socks after drying is not semicircle and irregular, there is the so-called "dog ear", you can put a ball to flat the end of the sock, otherwise the end of the stump is prone to skin damage.
(4) Long-term use of elastic bandages: weight gain of amputees or bed-ridden patients who cannot use artificial limbs;
Or some disease that puffs up the lower limbs can cause the stump to swell, sometimes so much so that the prosthesis no longer fits.
In these cases, consider using elastic bandages and pressurized bandages for the stump when not in use.
(5) Some stump skin is very tight after surgery, some have adhesion with bone, children leg amputation stump bone growth fast, and skin growth slow, skin more and more tight, and even some stump bone end from the skin through.
In these cases, amputees should pay attention to the frequent use of the hand to lengthen the skin to the distal end, which can reduce the residual skin damage.
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