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

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2014

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2019

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2020

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.

Trial Locations (1)

60611

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

OTHER

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