EVALUATION OF LOCALIZED PAIN IN THE TRANSTIBIAL RESIDUAL LIMB
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 PURPOSE The socket is the main component of a prosthesis which surrounds the residual limb and transfers loads and motions between the residual limb and prosthesis.
Kamiar Ghoseiri +2 more
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Longitudinal kinematic and kinetic adaptations to obstacle crossing in recent lower limb amputees [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Obstacle crossing is an important activity of daily living, necessary to avoid tripping or falling, although it is not fully understood how transtibial amputees adapt to performing this activity of daily living following discharge from ...
Vanicek, Natalie +10 more
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Amputation-related phantom limb pain in Nigeria: A prospective cohort study
Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2020 Background: Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common and distressing complication of limb amputations. Literature on PLP in Nigeria and indeed Africa is scant despite the high rate of amputations in published works.
Arinze D. G. Nwosu +4 more
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Physical activity and quality of life of amputees in southern Brazil [PDF]
, 2011 Physical activity is a positive component of human health. Its effects are associated with improvement in physical, psychological and social aspects of quality of life. Physical activity is therefore an important factor in the rehabilitation of amputees.
Paulo José Barbosa Gutierres Filho +9 more
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Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2023 Persons with very short transradial stump find extreme difficulty in performing daily routine activities. The Muenster socket prosthesis was compared to split socket with step-up hinge prosthesis in this study, while both the designs were compared in ...
Rani Kumari
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Mechanical work performed by individual limbs of transfemoral amputees during step-to-step transitions: Effect of walking velocity [PDF]
, 2014 The greater metabolic demand during the gait of people with a transfemoral amputation limits their autonomy and walking velocity. Major modifications of the kinematic and kinetic patterns of transfemoral amputee gait quantified using gait analysis may ...
Xavier Bonnet +9 more
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Satisfaction with cosmesis and priorities for cosmesis design reported by lower limb amputees in the United Kingdom : instrument development and results [PDF]
, 2013 Study Design: Cross sectional questionnaire study. Background: Amputee satisfaction with cosmesis and the importance they place on cosmesis design has not been published in the literature.
Corney, Jonathan +3 more
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Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, 2022 Background: Transtibial amputation and subsequent prosthetic fitting can cause prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS). Recently, a two-staged admission pathway for new transtibial amputees was introduced in a local hospital to shorten hospital LOS ...
Hung Leong-Pan +2 more
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Ultrasound image features of the wrist are linearly related to finger positions [PDF]
, 2011 Ultrasound imaging is a widespread technique to gather live images of the interiors of the human body. It is safe and provides high spatial and temporal resolution.
Claudio Castellini +3 more
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Effect of elastic bandaging and prosthesis on the decrease in stump volume
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020 Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of elastic bandaging, pneumatic prosthesis, and temporary prosthesis on postoperative stump management. \r\nMethods: This study included 14 patients, between 15 and 70 years old, whose causes of
Serap Alsancak +2 more
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