Prosthesis
It replaces what is missing.
An artificial limb made to support the appearance and function of a part absent from birth or lost later. The socket meets the body. The pylon, joint and foot or hand belong to the same whole.
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Movement, rebuilt around the person.
A prosthesis is an artificial device that takes the place of a missing limb. An orthosis supports, aligns and guides a limb that is still there. We treat both with the same workshop care, shaped to the person.
This site is for introduction and information. Which device is appropriate is always decided by an individual assessment.
Orthosis
It supports what is there.
A device worn on the outside of a joint, limb or trunk. It supports, helps alignment, limits a motion or makes a chosen motion easier. The limb stays. The orthosis works with it.
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Two devices, two jobs. We do not confuse them.
Prosthesis and orthosis are often spoken in one breath. One fills an absence. The other works with the body that is still there. Trakya Protez Ortez exists to tell that difference plainly, and to build the solution around a person’s life.
They are not substitutes for each other. The right device depends on where the loss is, or where support is needed. That decision belongs to a physician and a prosthetist-orthotist. This page does not make it.
Process
From measure to follow-up, four stops.
No two files move at the same speed. The stages grow or shrink with the device and the assessment.
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01
Listening
Daily life, expectations and any physician’s guidance are discussed.
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02
Measure
Level, joint and goal of use are examined. Measure and cast are planned.
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03
Fitting
Fit, pressure and movement are checked on the shaped device.
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Follow-up
Donning, care and review rhythm are explained. Adjustments follow as needed.
Prosthesis
How is a prosthesis grouped?
The level gives the device its name. These are introductory groups. Which one fits is settled by measurement and assessment.
Below the knee
Built at calf level when the person’s own knee remains. Much of the walking rhythm still comes from that knee.
Above the knee
Solutions in which the knee joint is part of the prosthesis. The knee unit is chosen for safety and pace.
Foot and partial foot
Options considered for more distal losses, aimed at stance and push-off.
Arm and hand
Upper-limb prostheses planned around holding, pushing, balance and appearance.
Orthosis
Where does an orthosis sit?
Orthoses are named for the joint they cross. The aim may be support, alignment, limitation or assistance.
Foot and ankle
Shorter orthoses and foot supports that guide the foot and ankle during walking.
Knee and leg
Devices that steady the knee, or longer ones that address knee and ankle together.
Trunk and spine
Corsets and spinal orthoses used to support the trunk and guide posture.
Hand, wrist, elbow
For protecting, aligning or directing a joint of the upper limb.
Fields of work
More real examples
These frames are not the workshop’s own products. They are licensed photographs chosen to show the type.
Languages
Five languages, for both sides of the border.
Our clients come from Turkey and from abroad. You can read this introduction in Turkish, Bulgarian, English, German and Russian. The site’s main language is Turkish for now.
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Contact and directions
Call the nearest branch or open directions.
Edirne branch
0284 212 10 77Kocasinan mah, Şevki Arman Cd. kardelen-5 ap no:12/10, 22100 Edirne Merkez/Edirne
Tekirdağ branch
0282 262 64 90Ortacami, Hastane Sk. No:10B, 59000 Süleymanpaşa/Tekirdağ
Çorlu branch
0282 651 09 02Kazımiye, Uğur Mumcu Cd., 59860 Çorlu/Tekirdağ
Let us frame the right question together.
This site will not tell you whether you need a prosthesis or an orthosis. It was written so you can see the difference, then reach us.