Clinical Pressure Mapping Tool and Quantitative Data Dashboard to Assist Lower-Limb Prosthetic Fitting and Rehabilitation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shruti Turner ◽  
Alison McGregor ◽  
Matthew Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Mapping Tool ◽  
Pressure Mapping ◽  
Prosthetic Fitting

scholarly journals Prosthetic fitting, use, and satisfaction following lower-limb amputation: A prospective study

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Webster ◽  
Kevin N. Hakimi ◽  
Rhonda M. Williams ◽  
Aaron P. Turner ◽  
Daniel C. Norvell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Prosthetic Fitting ◽  
A Prospective Study

scholarly journals Success rate of prosthetic fitting after major amputations of the lower limb

1983 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Steen Jensen ◽  
T. Mandrup-poulsen
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Prosthetic Fitting

Rehabilitation after amputation at through-knee level is described and analysed in relation to amputations at above-knee and below-knee levels.

Melorheostosis–an unusual cause of amputation

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E. Graham ◽  
R. C. Parke
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Medical Literature ◽  
Hand Function ◽  
Lower Limb Muscle ◽  
Limb Muscle ◽  
Independent Mobility ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Dominant Feature ◽  
Prosthetic Fitting ◽  
The Right

A 24-year-old female developed, in infancy, progressive right upper and lower limb muscle and soft tissue contractures and had a diagnosis of melorheostosis made on X-ray and pathological specimens. At the age of 11 years she began to have pain in the right hip and lower limb and this later became the dominant feature. She ultimately required amputation through the right hip joint and prosthetic fitting. She now has independent mobility with her prosthesis and has had no recurrence of pain. Her right arm remains flexed, shortened and contracted, but some hand function is retained. A review of the medical literature is discussed.

scholarly journals Introduction to Triathlon for the Lower Limb Amputee Triathlete

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Gailey ◽  
Peter Harsch
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Physical Conditioning ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Component Selection ◽  
Cross Training ◽  
Prosthetic Fitting ◽  
Lower Limb Amputee ◽  
Accurate Record ◽  
And Training

From the roots of cross training to the rigorous worldwide events, triathlon has become a means for physical conditioning, competition and socialization that is adaptable to everyone with a desire and commitment to participate. The novelty of athletes with limb loss competing alongside able-bodied has passed. The current expectation is that sport, including triathlon, is well within the reach of any amputee athlete with the physical ability and determination to compete. Commitment by the clinical team to the amputee athlete along with the systematic practice of prosthetic fitting, sport-specific training and accurate record keeping will not only assist today's athletes, but will establish the foundation for future amputee triathletes. This article outlines the prosthetic and training consideration for clinicians working with novice and intermediate amputee triathletes or those interested in swimming, cycling and running. In addition, prosthetic fitting and component selection and race day strategies is discussed.

scholarly journals Physiotherapy intervention during pre and post-prosthetic fitting of lower limb amputees: a systematic review

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Isac Vieira ◽  
Soraia Cristina Tonon da Luz ◽  
Kadine Priscila Bender dos Santos ◽  
Erádio Gonçalvez Junior ◽  
Paloma Vanessa Coelho Campos
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Physiotherapy Intervention ◽  
Prosthetic Fitting ◽  
Lower Limb Amputees

scholarly journals The value of stump split skin grafting following amputation for trauma in adult upper and lower limb amputees

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Wood ◽  
G. A. Hunter ◽  
S. G. Millstein
Keyword(s):  
Revision Surgery ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Skin Grafting ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Skin Grafts ◽  
Early Management ◽  
Split Skin Grafting ◽  
Prosthetic Fitting ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
Split Skin

One hundred and twenty adult patients were reviewed in whom split skin grafts were applied to the stump following traumatic amputation of the upper limb (44 amputees) or lower limb (76 amputees). The average follow-up period was seven and a half years after initial amputation. There was delay in prosthetic fitting in all patients. Approximately one third of patients complained of occasional minor ulceration, controlled by removing the prosthesis for a few days or modification of the prosthesis. Further revision surgery, including excision of the grafted skin often combined with proximal bone resection, but not removal of the proximal joint, was necessary in 29% of below-elbow amputees and approximately 50% of below and above-knee amputees. At the above-elbow level, use of skin grafts allowed prosthetic fitting because of preservation of sufficient length of the stump. Despite the fact that revision surgery may often be necessary, split skin grafting has a definite place in the early management of the stump following traumatic limb amputation in the adult. Preservation of stump length with the knee or elbow joint allows easier rehabilitation and lower energy expenditure when using the prosthesis. Partial foot amputation, when combined with skin grafting usually requires subsequent revision to a more proximal level to obtain a satisfactory result.

scholarly journals Clinical rehabilitation of the amputee: A retrospective study

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Rommers ◽  
L. D. W. Vos ◽  
J. W. Groothoff ◽  
W. H. Eisma
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Oncology Group ◽  
Medical Record Data ◽  
Rehabilitation Outcome ◽  
Admission Time ◽  
Prosthetic Fitting ◽  
Record Data ◽  
Wound Healing Problems ◽  
Lower Limb Amputee

The aim of this study was to determine the rehabilitation outcome of lower limb amputee patients after clinical rehabilitation. Altogether 183 amputee patients admitted for clinical rehabilitation in the years 1987–1991 were reviewed by retrospective analysis of medical record data. Three groups of amputee patients were identified by reason for amputation. The vascular group: (N = 132), mean age 67 years, mean admission time 119 days, 85% prosthetic fitting. The oncology group (N = 15), mean age 55 years, mean admission time 77 days, 60% prosthetic fitting. The traumatic amputee group: (N = 14), mean age 41 years, mean stay 134 days and 100% prosthetic fitting. Some 22 patients were bilateral amputees and were assessed separately. The most important reasons for not fitting a prosthesis were oncological metastases, stump and wound healing problems. After rehabilitation 86% of all patients could be discharged home. These results are more favourable than those seen in previous studies.

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