Trans-femoral amputee pilots: criteria for return to the fighter cockpit

Grossman, A.; Goldstein, L.; Heim, M.; Barenboim, E.; Dudkiewicz, I.; Grossman, A; Goldstein, L; Heim, M; Barenboim, E; Dudkiewicz, I

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Trans-femoral amputee pilots: criteria for return to the fighter cockpit

Grossman, A.; Goldstein, L.; Heim, M.; Barenboim, E.; Dudkiewicz, I.

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine 76(4): 403-405

2005

ISSN/ISBN: 0095-6562

PMID: 15828644

Document Number: 586816

Proximal lower limb amputations (trans-femoral) usually leave amputees with significant functional disturbances. This article contains information regarding three pilots with trans-femoral amputations that returned swiftly to continue their aeronautical careers despite their disabilities. Adaptations are needed in the limb prostheses to enable the amputees to access the minimally spaced cockpit.