A pilot study to test the influence of specific prosthetic features in preventing trans-tibial amputees from walking like able-bodied subjects
| Autor: | James Harder, D. J. Stefanyshyn, K. G. Tedford, J. R. Engsberg |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male musculoskeletal diseases Orthotic Devices medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Artificial Limbs Pilot Projects Kinematics Prosthesis Design Health Professions (miscellaneous) Prosthesis Gait (human) Physical medicine and rehabilitation Amputees medicine Humans Gait Leg business.industry Rehabilitation Amputee gait Trans tibial musculoskeletal system Patellar tendon Biomechanical Phenomena medicine.anatomical_structure Ankle business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Prosthetics & Orthotics International. 18:180-190 |
| ISSN: | 0309-3646 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/03093649409164403 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this pilot investigation was to develop a method to test the influence of specific prosthetic features in preventing trans-tibial amputees from walking like able-bodied subjects. An able-bodied subject was fitted with a patellar-tendon-bearing orthosis incorporating several features of an amputee's prosthesis. Kinetic, kinematic and metabolic data were collected as features were systematically removed from the orthosis. While wearing the orthosis the gait of the able-bodied subject closely simulated trans-tibial amputee gait kinematically, kinetically and metabolically. Although it was obvious that the various prosthetic features influenced the kinetics and kinematics of gait, they were difficult to quantify with only a single subject. However, the two features which appeared to have the largest influence in preventing trans-tibial amputees from walking like able-bodied subjects were patellar tendon loading and a solid ankle. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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