 | Prevents knee flexion contracture. |
| Maintains sterile, dry wound healing environment. |
| Compression aids in fluid volume maintenance and thereby reduces
post-surgical pain. |
| Wounds heal faster with less chance of caretaker cross
infection/contamination. |
| Provides mechanical protection. |
| Shapes limb for optimal prosthetic candidacy. |
| Patient wakes up with a limb in place - no chance to perceive
themselves as "limbless". |
| Allows early kinesthetic awareness and positional sense. |
| proximal load bearing allows for safe transfers without end
bearing. Reduce falls. |
