Prosthetics are devices that replace limb losses due to trauma, amputation or congenital malformation. Union Orhtotics and Prosthetics is the leading provider of upper limb and lower limb prosthetics in Western Pennsylvania.
We provide our prosthetic patients with a prosthesis that is custom fabricated to meet each patient's unique needs. We provide individualized care by assessing each patient and developing the best, most innovative solution utilizing the most current technologies and state of the art components. Our goal is to help the patient function to the best of their ability with an optimally functioning prosthesis.
A prosthesis should provide functional mobility, comfort and cosmesis. Our prosthetists consider each patient's unique needs in order to ensure an optimal outcome. We work with the entire team including surgeons, therapists and family members to develop a treatment plan with realistic and optimal goals. Once these goals are determined, the prosthetist considers the patient's functional potential and unique physical conditions to design an appropriate prosthesis with the necessary componentry. The components are selected based upon multiple factors including residual limb length and shape, strength, flexibility, health status, vocation and hobbies, cosmesis etc.