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Syme's amputation. Follow-up study of weight-bearing in sixty-eight patients

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1975; 57:346-349 
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Abstract

Sixty-eight patients with Syme amputations resulting from industrial injuries were reviewed. The amount of end-weight-bearing was measured with a capacitance transducer. The majority of patients required fitting with a prosthesis designed to relieve end-weight-bearing. The old-fashioned prosthesis with a leather corset was the most effective in achieving reduction of end-weight-bearing.

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