Fitting a
Direct Socket
We fit your prosthesis using a Direct Socket. The prosthesis is molded directly to your residual limb, allowing the socket to form directly around your leg. The resin hardens within a few minutes, after which the prosthesis is finished. This way, you can go home a few hours later with your new prosthesis.
Fitting the prosthesis
With a Direct Socket, the prosthesis is ready the same day. This means you quickly have a new prosthetic leg that fits perfectly. The appointment for a Direct Socket takes approximately four hours in total. Below, we explain what you can expect. If you have any questions about the Direct Socket, feel free to contact us.
Direct Socket at Protec
A new prosthesis within four hours
Measuring the stump
In the first hour and a half, we create the new socket. We start by examining your residual limb and ask about any sensitive areas. Your residual limb is then measured so that we can use the correct liner. You then put on the liner. After that, we outline the prosthesis.
Layers over the liner
We place several layers over the liner.
Injecting resin into the mold
The resin will be injected into the mold. This may feel warm.
Harden
Next, it’s time to wait for the resin to harden. This takes about twenty minutes.
Finalizing
The instrument maker takes the socket to finialize it and build it up into a leg prosthesis.
Fitting
Once the prosthesis is complete, you can try it on, the correct height will be set and you can take the first steps in the walking bridge. If necessary, some adjustments will be made.
Gait analysis
During the gait analysis, we examine your walking pattern. We do this by using a force plate and video footage. This allows us to see if any adjustments are needed to the prosthesis and provide you with advice on how to improve your walking pattern.
Make an appointment
We are happy to assist you with a Direct Socket prosthetic leg. Are you curious if a Direct Socket prosthesis is right for you? Feel free to make an appointment at our location.
We are only happy, when you are
"I arrived in the morning and left the house at four o'clock with a new prosthesis. At other instrument makers I was cast in plaster, I had to wait weeks for a tube and I had to make adjustments all the time. This was good at once. I could walk away with it right away, the tube fit like a glove. This prosthesis is attached to my leg and feels like one whole. That is quite a progress. Even though I don't walk much, I want to walk stable and good and I can do that again."
Read Marcel's story
"It turned out that I had leukemia and efforts were made to save my legs using various treatments. However, it ultimately became clear that saving my left leg was not feasible. After many issues with my previous prosthesis provider, I requested a second opinion at De Hoogstraat Orthopedics/Protec. Finally, I am in the right place."
Read Aad's story
"Renee had a moped accident at the age of 16 and has been wearing a leg prosthesis ever since. She has been a client at our Utrecht location for several years and first got to know Protec in Amsterdam: "What a special place! You absolutely don’t feel like a patient, because there is no medical atmosphere at all. The small-scale setting also creates a great feeling. Actually, it’s hard to explain—you have to experience it."
Read Renee's story
