Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Fizyoterapi Rehabilitasyon, cilt.24, sa.1, ss.99-103, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze prosthetics and orthotics, which have been fabricated in Turkey over the last five years and create the infrastructure for scientific studies on this issue and to determine resource consumption. Methods: In the last five years prostheses and orthoses were analyzed based on the data taken from Social Security Administration of Turkey. Results: The 26136 prostheses and orthoses were fabricated during the last five years. 19381 of them were orthoses and 6755 were prostheses. The 9588 lower limb orthoses, 8214 spinal orthoses, and 1579 upper limb orthoses, constitutes orthotics fabricated and fitted. The 6062 lower limb prostheses and 693 upper limb prostheses constitute all prosthetic fabrication and fitting. According to the results, Knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFOs) are the most widely applied lower extremity orthotics. The KAFOs constitute 74% of lower limb orthotics, 37% of orthotics, and 27% of all prosthetic-orthotic applications. The most widely applied lower limb prostheses are modular transtibial (TT) prostheses. Modular TT prostheses constitute 63% of lower limb prosthetic applications, 57% of prosthetic applications, and 15% of prosthetic-orthotic applications. Conclusion: The number of KAFOs and modular TT prostheses are 10969 which is nearly 40% of 26236 prosthetic-orthotic applications.