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Thigh Reduction Surgery of Above Knee Amputee Residual Limbs to Improve Prosthesis Fit and Patient Outcomes

NCT02346019 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2020-03-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of our study is to improve the fit and function of prosthetic sockets for above the knee amputees through the use of an outpatient thigh reduction surgical procedure.

Conditions

  • Transfemoral Amputees

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Medial thighplasty with or without thigh liposuction

Perform a standard medial thighplasty with or without additional thigh liposuction on up to three obese transfemoral amputee subjects. The subjects will be transfemoral amputees who are successful ambulators and have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater with excessive adipose tissue in their residual limb. The surgery will consist of medial excision of excess adipose and cutaneous tissue with circumferential liposuction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Todd A Kuiken, MD, PhD · Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2019-08-31
Completion
2020-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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