A series of case studies on the effect of a midfoot control ankle foot orthosis in the prevention of unresolved pressure areas in children with cerebral palsy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Until recently, no study had compared the quality of life of persons with transfemoral amputation treated with osseointegration to socket prosthesis users. OBJECTIVES:Comparison of quality of life in two types of prostheses users: a cohort of patients with osseointegration and patients equipped with a socke...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Pospiech PT,Wendlandt R,Aschoff HH,Ziegert S,Schulz AP

更新日期：2020-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The advanced reciprocating gait orthosis (ARGO) has a rigid structure which provides restricted movement at the hip, knee, and ankle joints and incorporates a pelvic section with an extended section in the lumbar region. Healthy subjects, when walking with an RGO in situ, could feasibly demonstrate the level...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Arazpour M,Joghtaei M,Bahramizadeh M,Ahmadi Bani M,Hutchins SW,Curran S,Mousavi ME,Sharifi G,Mardani MA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study of polypropylene (PP) prostheses for trans-tibial amputees four different modified SACH feet were used. These are identified as: 1. BAVI from the national manufacturer of componentry in BaVi; 2. HCMC a design initiated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) together with the Army...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Jensen JS,Heim S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To get an acceptable standard of prostheses and orthoses in Sweden, the Swedish Institute for the Handicapped is testing this group of aids. One important part of the work is to draw up test instructions. In response to a request from the Swedish Institute for the Handicapped, the Laboratory of Rehabilitation Engineer...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Ingvarsson B,Karlsson I,Ottosson LG,Thyberg M

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:DEKA Integrated Solutions Corp. (DEKA) was charged by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency to design a prosthetic arm system that would be a dramatic improvement compared with the existing state of the art. The purpose of this article is to describe the two DEKA Arm prototypes (Gen 2 and Gen ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Resnik L,Klinger SL,Etter K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with osteoarthritis of the hip were treated with a conservative therapy of heel lifting. Orthoses were applied on 35 hips in 33 subjects and the cases were followed for 23 months on average. Dramatic pain relief was reported, but the time required to reduce or completely relieve pain increased according to th...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Ohsawa S,Ueno R

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on a new device for the primary mobilization of a boy with severe deficiencies of all four limbs. This device allows independent mobility. ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Balogh S,Gönczy T,Bujdosó R,Kullmann L

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:It is difficult to measure foam model shapes using contact digitizers because the stylus contact tends to get stuck in the soft foam. The aim of this paper is to describe a technique to overcome this challenge and to assess its effect on digitizer error. TECHNIQUE:A controlled laboratory study was c...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Sanders JE,Severance MR

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to review the clinical utility of static weight bearing (SWB) and maximal self-selected ambulatory velocity as objective quantifiable measures in an outpatient lower limb prosthetic clinic. Seventy-three (n = 73) consecutive trans-tibial (TTA) and trans-femoral amputees (TFA) attending an...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Jones ME,Bashford GM,Mann JM

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the validity of post-amputation application of removable rigid dressings (RRDs) for trans-tibial amputees, regarding preparation for prosthetic management and key rehabilitation timelines. It was hypothesised that the use of RRDs would result in faster preparation of the residual limb for prost...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Taylor L,Cavenett S,Stepien JM,Crotty M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports a study of 66 upper limb amputees in County Funen, Denmark who were visited in their homes by the author. The purpose of this study was to evaluate for the same period of time the social and economic outcome for a population of upper limb amputees compared with the normal population. The number of a...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Kejlaa GH

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:In recent years, there has been an increased interest in recording high-quality electromyographic signals from within the sockets of lower-limb amputees. However, successful recording presents major challenges to both researchers and clinicians. This article details and compares four prototypical int...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Hefferman GM,Zhang F,Nunnery MJ,Huang H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mandibular reconstruction has been experiencing an amazing evolution. Several different approaches are used to reconstruct this bone and therefore have a fundamental role in the recovery of oral functions. OBJECTIVES:This review aims to highlight the persistent problems associated with the approaches identi...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Ferreira JJ,Zagalo CM,Oliveira ML,Correia AM,Reis AR

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Good suspension lessens the pistoning (vertical displacement) of the residual limb inside the prosthetic socket. Several methods are used for measuring the pistoning. STUDY DESIGN:Clinical trial. OBJECTIVES:To introduce and evaluate a new simple method for measuring the pistoning between the soft liner and...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Gholizadeh H,Abu Osman NA,Lúvíksdóttir Á,Eshraghi A,Kamyab M,Wan Abas WA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminal overgrowth in transverse deficiencies and in amputations, particularly of the humerus and tibia necessitate serial trimming procedures or re-amputation. Capping using an autogenous bone graft or a titanium and polyethylene endoprosthetic cap provides a satisfactory way of avoiding these re-amputations and all...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Pfeil J,Marquardt E,Holtz T,Niethard FU,Schneider E,Carstens C

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A CAD (computer aided design) analysis software package (CADVIEW) was designed for use with prosthetic and orthotic CAD CAM (computer aided design/computer aided manufacture) systems. Using the Microsoft Windows 3.1 environment, CADVIEW provides a series of anatomical shape viewing and analysis tools. These tools incl...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Lemaire E

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Finger and partial finger amputations are commonly due to traumatic injuries; digit loss may also be attributed to congenital malformations and disease. Finger prostheses are difficult to fabricate as they demand both aesthetic and function. When dealing with these types of prostheses, the only method of gaining su...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Goyal A,Goel H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Sensory feedback systems have been of great interest in upper-limb prosthetics. Despite tremendous research, there are no commercial modality-matched feedback systems. This article aims to introduce the first detachable and feedback add-on option that can be attached to in-use prostheses. TECHNIQUE:...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Fallahian N,Saeedi H,Mokhtarinia H,Tabatabai Ghomshe F

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a new casting system for transtibial socket fabrication. Like the earlier CIR Sand Casting System, the CIR Casting System is based on the 'dilatancy' principle that is similar to the packaging process for coffee beans by which loose beans become a solid mass when a vacuum is applied. The main diff...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Wu Y,Casanova HR,Reisinger KD,Smith WK,Childress DS

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study served as a pilot to develop the methodology for a larger number of clinical trials. Ten trans-tibial amputees compared sockets made by conventional methods with sockets made using computer aided socket design (CASD). Prosthetists, paired for experience, fitted each subject with one prosthesis using each me...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Holden JM,Fernie GR

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interface pressures and shear stresses at different sagittal plane angular alignment settings were measured on 3 trans-tibial amputee subjects ambulating with patellar-tendon-bearing total contact prostheses. Substantial socket-shank angular alignment modifications in the sagittal plane had minimal effect on stance ph...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Sanders JE,Daly CH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluctuations in limb volume degrade prosthesis fit and require users to accommodate changes using management strategies, such as donning and doffing prosthetic socks. OBJECTIVES:To examine how activities and self-report outcomes relate to daily changes in residual limb fluid volume and volume accommodation....

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Sanders JE,Youngblood RT,Hafner BJ,Ciol MA,Allyn KJ,Gardner D,Cagle JC,Redd CB,Dietrich CR

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case report of a patient, affected by post-polio syndrome and cuff tear arthropathy of his right shoulder, who underwent reverse shoulder arthroplasty. A previous radial deficiency was unmasked in the post-operative follow-up, with passive elbow bending when the forearm was put in an antigravitational pos...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Castoldi F,Lollino N,Caranzano F,Assom M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The functional performance of currently available body-powered prostheses is unknown. OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to objectively assess and compare the functional performance of three commonly used body-powered upper limb terminal devices. STUDY DESIGN:Experimental trial. METHODS:A total of 21 ab...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Haverkate L,Smit G,Plettenburg DH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of using a vacuum-assisted socket system to improve balance and gait in elderly transtibial amputees by C Beatriz Samitier, Lluis Guirao, Maria Costea, Josep M Camós, and Eulogio Pleguezuelos. Prosthetics and Orthotics International 2016; 40: 83-88, DOI: 10.1177/0309364614546927. ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

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更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protective knee braces are used for rehabilitation or prevention. Due to poor patient compliance or slippage, the brace might be misaligned with the knee axis. OBJECTIVES:Does a misaligned knee brace stress the anterior cruciate ligament? STUDY DESIGN:It is an experimental study. METHODS:A strain sensor w...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Hacker SP,Schall F,Ignatius A,Dürselen L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Balance is an important variable to consider during the rehabilitation process of individuals with trans-tibial amputation. Limited evidence exists on the balance abilities of people with trans-tibial amputation due to vascular causes. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this article is to review literature and determ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Seth M,Lamberg E

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of 200 patients with congenital limb deficiency who attended the Artificial Limb Centre, Pune from January 1984 to April 1990 is presented. This group is representative of the congenital limb deficient population of the country. The commonest deficiencies were transverse phalangeal total/partial deficiency...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Jain SK

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prosthetic foot prescription guidelines lack scientific evidence and are concurrent with an amputee's concurrent with an amputee's Medicare Functional Classification Level (K-Level) and categorization of prosthetic feet. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the influence of gait training and four categories of prosthetic ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Agrawal V,Gailey R,O'Toole C,Gaunaurd I,Finnieston A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nowadays, a transfemoral amputation prosthesis can be fitted to the skeleton using an osseointegrated implant, that is, without a socket. Treated patients have reported improvements in quality of life. OBJECTIVES:To investigate differences in prosthetic costs and service of osseointegrated prostheses compar...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Haggstrom EE,Hansson E,Hagberg K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00