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Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2011 , Vol 57 , Num 2

Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Child With Transfemoral Amputation who had Congenital Insensitivity to Pain With Anhidrosis

Semra Topuz 1 ,Özlem Ülger 1 ,Cemalettin Aksoy 2
1 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü, Ankara, Türkiye
2 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye DOI : 10.4274/tftr.98705

Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis is a rare autosomalrecessive disorder characterized by systemic anhidrosis, insensitivity to pain, mental retardation, osteomyelitis, and joint deformities which could result in amputations. Prosthetic rehabilitation is important in patients who had congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis associated with amputation. In this case report, we discuss the effects of anhidrosis, insensitivity to pain and other symptoms on prosthetic fitting and rehabilitation. 

 Keywords : Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis, transfemoral amputation, rehabilitatio