FIRST OSTEOINTEGRATED SURGERY PERFORMED IN CALIFORNIA (Orthopedics This Week)
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Daniel C. Allison, M.D., a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles, is preparing to perform the first bone anchored (osteointegrated) prosthesis surgery to be done in Southern California. The patient had previously had an above-the-knee-amputation.
“We are very excited to be the first practice in Southern California to offer the surgery,” said Allison. “We are constantly working to bring the latest surgical innovation techniques to our joint replacement and hip arthroplasty treatments.”
Surgeons installing traditional prosthetics use a ball and socket design. The socket is placed around the end of the affected limb, to which the prosthetic arm or leg is then attached. This approach requires enough surface area on the remaining limb to adequately attach the cap with the socket. It can also present issues with comfort and fit, according to the September 18, 2016 PRWeb press release.
In making use of the Osseoanchored Prosthesis for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA), manufactured by Integrum AB in Molndal, Sweden, surgeons im...
