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Prosthetic Treatment in Elderly Population

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Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly Patients

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In this chapter, we will examine the proper procedure, in accordance with international guidelines, to create a prosthetic rehabilitation project for elderly patients. The phases of first clinical evaluation of the patient and the choice of all the components of the modular prosthesis are of utmost importance; these will be of primary importance for achieving the goals expected in the planning phase.

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  1. Operative Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Centro Protesi INAIL, Vigorso di Budrio, Bologna, Italy

    Amedeo Amoresano

  2. Production Directorate, Centro Protesi INAIL, Vigorso di Budrio, Bologna, Italy

    Gennaro Verni & Andrea Giovanni Cutti

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  1. Department of Neuroscience, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Stefano Masiero

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Amoresano, A., Verni, G., Cutti, A.G. (2018). Prosthetic Treatment in Elderly Population. In: Masiero, S., Carraro, U. (eds) Rehabilitation Medicine for Elderly Patients. Practical Issues in Geriatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57406-6_18

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