Long-term results of disabled person rehabilitation after intrascapular-and-thoracic resection

Purpose. To familiarize specialists in the field of traumatology, orthopaedics, social services with the successful results of rehabilitating patients who underwent intrascapular-and-thoracic resection (ICThR), as well as to prove the expediency of practical application of the orthopedic devices (exoskeletons) developed by the authors in order to recover the upper limb function. Materials and Methods. The long-term results of rehabilitative treatment and orthotics presented. The designs of exoskeleton orthopedic device for upper extremity after intrascapular-and-thoracic resection described, and its novelty confirmed by patents for utility model. The results of orthopedic providing studied by clinical, physiological and biomechanical methods. The long-term results in such patients followed for 15 years and more. Results. Both the cosmetic defect correction and the increase of limb functional activity provide social rehabilitation and integration of disabled persons into society. Conclusion. The clinical observations and long-term results of orthosing patients after ICThR confirm the efficiency and rationality of the exoskeleton new construct due to which the cosmetic defect can be corrected thereby providing normal functioning of the operated limb and the scope of patients’ activity extension.