Experience of rehabilitation with paralyzed side transfemoral amputation combined with left hemiplegia

Abstract

The number of elderly amputees has increased recently, and they often experience complicated cerebrovascular disease. Among them, only a small number of cases have acquired ‘functional walking ability’, which represents the difficulty of obtaining it. This is a report of a case that attempted to acquire ‘functional walking ability’ by using prosthetic limbs after cerebrovascular disease and femoral amputation on the paralyzed side by lower extremity arterial embolism. As a result, ‘functional walking ability’ could not be acquired, but applied activities such as ascending and descending stairs and narrow street passage could be acquire. Prosthesis attachment can contribute not only to gait acquisition but also to reduction of the burden of assistance in the Japanese home environment.