[HTML][HTML] Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees with burn trauma

A Haidary, JS Hoellwarth, K Tetsworth, A Oomatia… - burns, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees (TOFA) surgically implants a
prosthetic anchor into the residual limb's bone, enabling direct skeletal connection to a …

[HTML][HTML] Bone density changes after five or more years of unilateral lower extremity osseointegration: Observational cohort study

JS Hoellwarth, A Oomatia, K Tetsworth, E Vrazas… - Bone Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Context Rehabilitation following lower extremity amputation presents multiple challenges,
many related to the traditional prosthesis (TP) socket. Without skeletal loading, bone density …

Development of an evidence-based diagnostic algorithm for infection in patients with transcutaneous osseointegration following amputation

SH Alam, JS Hoellwarth, K Tetsworth… - Journal of Bone and …, 2024 - jbji.copernicus.org
Introduction: Transcutaneous osseointegration following amputation (TOFA) confers better
mobility and quality of life for most patients versus socket prosthesis rehabilitation. Peri …

[HTML][HTML] Single-Stage Press-Fit Osseointegration of the Radius and Ulna for Rehabilitation After Trans-Forearm Amputation

JS Hoellwarth, K Tetsworth… - JBJS Essential Surgical …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Upper limb (UL) amputation is disabling. ULs are necessary for many domains
of life 1, and few effective motor and sensory replacements are accessible 2. Approximately …

Constructing an Osseointegrated Prosthetic Leg

H Kafedzic, SR Rozbruch, TJ Reif… - JBJS Essential Surgical …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Constructing an osseointegrated prosthetic leg is the necessary subsequent
phase of care for patients following the surgical implantation of an osseointegrated …

Lower extremity osseointegration—a review of the current experiences and expectations

JD Gross, M Grunfeld, SR Rozbruch… - … and Orthopedics of …, 2024 - journal.rniito.org
Transcutaneous osseointegration for amputees (TOFA), an alternative approach to limb-loss
rehabilitation, offers an enhanced quality of life and mobility, overcoming some challenges …