To Compare the Effect of Pre and Post Weight Bearing Anxiety, Depression in Conventional and Modular Prosthesis on Unilateral Transtibial Amputees.

摘要

Aims and Objectives: To compare the effect of anxi-ety and depression on unilateral trans tibial amputeesthose who are using conventional and modular patellartendon bearing (PTB) prosthesis with stump exercises.Material and Methods: A sample of 40 persons withbelow knee amputation who were trained to wear pros-thesis were studied with an experimental comparativestudy design. Patients who were admitted atKempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Re-search Centre, Bangalore, K. S. Hegde Medical Acad-emy and Research Centre Mangalore, (N=150) whounderwent unilateral transtibial, transfemoral and otheramputations between August 2009 - December 2011.To find out peri and postoperative prosthetic fitting, anxi-ety and depression level of transtibial amputees whowear conventional and modular PTB prosthesis. 3 yearsof experimental comparative study reveals that theoutcome measures of peri and post-operative anxietyand depression level while using conventional PTB pros-thesis with stump exercises and modular PTB pros-thesis with stump exercises on unilateral transtibialamputees. Results: The unilateral transtibial amputeeswho were trained with modular prosthesis along withstump exercises group patients anxiety and depressionlevels are reduced as compared to the unilateraltranstibial amputees who were trained with conven-tional PTB prosthesis along with stump exercises.There is no significant difference seen in both the groupswhile giving stump exercises alone. Conclusion: Theunilateral transtibial amputees who were trained withmodular prosthesis along with stump exercises group,patient's anxiety and depression levels are reduceddrastically.