This allows the patient to leave with a fixed solution as opposed having to make do with a removal temporary prosthesis whilst the implant osseointegrates with the bone.

The individual is then fitted with a temporary prosthesis, so that the individual can begin to adjust to the use of the limb, incorporate it into daily living skills and develop tolerance for wearing the limb.

(women reading this can say 'DUH' at this point, but I didn't realise the extent of it until I saw what losing a breast did to my mother, and how much difference even a temporary prosthesis made to her self-esteem and personality)