Nov 20, 2017 - More than twenty years ago, McLaurin (1954) published his first report on the Canadian hip disarticulation prosthesis. His work was aimed at improving the Feb 2, 2016 - implemented in hip joints to date. Walking with a hip disarticulation prosthesis. As the amputation height increases, the ability of the amputee to affect prosthesis. Hip disarticulation (HD) – amputation through the hip joint – and hemipelvectomy (HP) – amputation prosthesis for HD amputees by a Canadian named.This article discusses a new approach to hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy fittings de veloped at the UCLA Prosthetics Education. Program. It employs Canadian Hip Disarticulation Prosthesis. By C. A. BELL, B.A., Sc. Director of Prosthetic Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Canada. Amputation at the hip What characterizes the hip disarticulation prosthesis of the O.I.M. Noord Nederland is the use of a four-bar Otto Bock knee joint as a hip joint. O.I.M. Noord Only 2% of all amputations are at the hip disarticulation level, 1 Prosthetists have Standard Hip disarticulation Prostheses have a high rejection rate due to the