| Term | Prosthetics/Orthotics/Seating |
|---|---|
| Code | LH-0600.6500 |
| Definition | Programs that pay for or provide internal devices (such as hip and knee implants) to provide stability to correct problems that currently exist there; external appliances (such as braces or splints) that improve the functioning of individuals with muscle, joint or skeletal weaknesses, deformities or injuries; products that provide mobility impaired individuals with greater body stability, trunk/head support, the ability to maintain an upright posture and reduction in pressure to the skin while seated; and/or artificial limbs or other mechanisms which replace missing extremities or other parts of the body. |
| Created | 3/10/92 |
| Changed | 1/29/14 |
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| See Also References | |
| External Classification Terms |
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision (NPC E08.02) Biomedicine & Bioengineering (NTE G92) Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations (NTE P80) Health (CAN HC-300) Health Care (USA HC-300) |
| Related Concepts |
Disabilities Physical Disabilities |
| Facet | Service |
| Comments | |
| Bibliographic References | ABLEDATA Thesaurus, Fifth Edition, Adaptive Equipment Center, Newington Children's Hospital, Newington, CT, 1990
"What's Assistive Technology?", RehabTool.com website, http://www.rehabtool.com/at.html#Seating%20and%20Positioning%20Aids |
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