Prosthetic Challenges: Treating Children with Limb Difference

Abstract

This presentation will focus on the prosthetic challenges of designing, fitting and maintaining prostheses for congenitally limb deficient children. It will cover socket design, biomechanics and additional considerations required for this unique group of patients.

Morven McAlinden

Morven graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 1996 and initially worked as a prosthetist for Blatchford in Newcastle. After three years she transferred to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore where she worked as Clinical Lead Prosthetist within a multi-disciplinary team environment. She now works as an Academy Clinician with Otto Bock.

Morven's specialist interests are paediatrics, osseointegration and upper limb. She has presented research papers on all three subjects extensively, at both national and international level