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Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)Scale of FeesAnnual Increase in Medical Tariffs for Medical Service Providers - 2024Prosthetic and Orthotics Gazette 2024Prosthetics Tariff of Fees as from 1 April 2024 (Practice 87 & 90)ProstheticsDefinitionsKnee |
KNEE |
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Locking |
Unit is locked stiff at the knee unit when in use, The knee will not bend until a release mechanism is operated to free the knee lock |
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Friction controlled |
Prosthetic knee unit which is controlled with friction functions within the unit |
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Pneumatic controlled |
Prosthetic knee unit which is controlled with pneumatic functions within the unit |
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Hydraulic controlled |
Prosthetic knee unit which is controlled with hydraulic functions within the unit |
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Pneumatic + electronic motor control |
Multifacited knee unit which consists of pneumatic chambers and externally powered to control the functioning of the unit |
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Hydraulic + electronic motor control |
Multifacited knee unit which consists of hydraulic chambers and externally powered to control the functioning of the unit |
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Single axis (Monocentric) |
During the flexion/extension the prosthetic knee articulate rotationally around one knee axis |
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4-Bar linkage |
During the flexion/extension the prosthetic knee articulate rotationally around four knee axis |
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Multi axis (Polycentric) |
During the flexion/extension the prosthetic knee articulate rotationally around multiple knee axis |