Tube seat

Thomas rail with tube seat view from the front

On an orthopedic support apparatus such. B. a Thomas splint or on a prosthetic leg, the tube seat is a kind of ring with a widening of the support surface or the prosthesis shaft in the area of ​​the ischiadic tuberosity , with which part of the body load is axially absorbed by the amputation stump or the limb .

Orthoses with a tube seat are u. a. used for a femoral neck fracture , tibial head fracture , femur fracture , gonarthrosis , Perthes disease and coxarthrosis . Prostheses with a tube seat are used for amputation stumps with limited loading capacity.

literature

• Dietrich Hohmann: Orthopedic technology. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-131-35929-2 , p. 190 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
• René Baumgartner: Basic course in technical orthopedics. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-131-25072-8 , p. 57 ( limited preview in the Google book search).

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