Upper limb prosthesis use and abandonment: a survey of the last 25 years.

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-quality clinical practice guidelines are necessary for effective use of resources both at an individual patient- and national-level. Nordic clinical practice guidelines recommendations for orthotic treatment of knee osteoarthritis vary and little is known about their quality. OBJECTIVES:The aim of the ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Jarl G,Hellstrand Tang U,Nordén E,Johannesson A,Rusaw DF

更新日期：2019-10-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Challenges exist with the provision of appropriate mobility assistive devices in rural areas. The use of the direct manufacturing prosthetic socket system is a possible solution to these challenges. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to test and explore the clients' perspectives with the application...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Ennion L,Johannesson A,Rhoda A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gains in stump volume have been documented in trans-tibial amputees while walking in custom made under-sized, total surface-bearing, vacuum-assisted sockets (Board et al., 2001). These gains raised doubts as to whether the sockets were truly under-sized and concerns that using an over-sized socket with vacuum-assist c...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Goswami J,Lynn R,Street G,Harlander M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pushchairs for adults are used by two distinct groups: the high dependency users who cannot walk or use a self-propelling chair and the occasional users who may be able to walk indoors but are unable to walk significant distances outdoors. In the past, both disparate groups were provided with similar wheelchairs descr...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： van Ross E

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten years after the ISPO consensus conference on amputation surgery, a search of relevant publications in the Rehabilitation-prosthetics-literature over the years 1990-2000 was performed. The main key-words in this research were: "lower limb, amputation, human and rehabilitation". One hundred and four (104) articles w...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Geertzen JH,Martina JD,Rietman HS

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2003, the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (BSRM) published guidelines on amputee and prosthetic rehabilitation, including those with congenital limb deficiency. OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to evaluate the service provided by the Regional Disablement Service (RDS) to children with conge...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Hillan J,Graham LE

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of the prosthetist has changed substantially over the past century. In the transition from 'limb-maker' to 'clinician', the expectations of prosthetics professionals have also changed. OBJECTIVES:To develop and test a new scale capable of assessing and comparing current expectations of the roles of...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Mackenzie RL,Morris ME,Murphy G,Hodge MC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to reduce the need for repeated changes of socket due to postoperative atrophy and resorption of oedema simple temporary limbs are required to delay the casting of individual sockets until the stump is more mature. A randomized study of 95 below-knee amputees was performed with a re-usable temporary one-size ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Liedberg E,Hommerberg H,Persson BM

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mathematical model was used to investigate the dynamic behaviour of an above-knee (AK) prosthesis in the swing phase and to analyse the influence of mass and mass distribution on the maximal stump load and the required energy. The model consists of a bondgraph model of the prosthesis and a "walking" model which pred...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Van de Veen PG,Van der Tempel W,De Vreiss J

更新日期：1987-08-01 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：:This contribution presents the case histories of two patients who underwent limb amputation. One patient suffered from psoriasis prior to the surgery and the second developed psoriatic lesions post surgery. Both patients were provided with a prosthesis and despite the multiple cutaneous complications of the psoriasis ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Heim M,Warshavski M,Siev-Ner I

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Step counts, obtained via activity monitors, provide insight into activity level in the free-living environment. Accuracy assessments of activity monitors are limited among individuals with lower-limb amputations. OBJECTIVES:(1) To evaluate the step count accuracy of both monitors during forward-linear and ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Arch ES,Sions JM,Horne J,Bodt BA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If below-knee amputation is impossible, knee disarticulation should be considered before above-knee amputation, regardless of age and etiology. Knee disarticulation which leaves the femur and patella untoched offers many advantages. The surgical technique is simple and non-traumatic since no bone or muscle tissue is t...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Baumgartner RF

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobility clinics are designed to extend gait and mobility training beyond rehabilitation programmes. No research has been undertaken into participants' experiences of attending these multidisciplinary, experience-based clinics. Research in this area is needed to ensure clinics meet intended goals, including ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Anderson S,Chaffey L,Dillon M

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycentric knees for transfemoral prostheses have a variety of geometries, but a survey of literature shows that there are few ways of comparing their performance. OBJECTIVES:Our objective was to present a method for performance comparison of polycentric knee geometries and design a new geometry. STUDY DE...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Anand TS,Sujatha S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prosthetic alignment is usually unchanged once optimized. However, a previous study indicated that long-distance walking significantly altered gait patterns, suggesting some alignment adjustments after walking are required. This study investigated the effects of alignment changes (by inserting a heel lift) o...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Yeung LF,Leung AK,Zhang M,Lee WC

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Ankle-foot orthoses are known to have a generally positive effect on gait in stroke, however the specifc type of AFO and the time point at which it is provided are highly variable in the currently available literature. OBJECTIVE:The objective was to determine the immediate spatiotemporal and kinematic effec...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Carse B,Bowers R,Meadows BC,Rowe P

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients suffering from medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA) may be treated with unloader knee orthoses or laterally wedged insoles. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to identify and compare the effects of them on the gait parameters and pain in these patients. STUDY DESIGN:Quasi-experimental. M...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Arazpour M,Bani MA,Maleki M,Ghomshe FT,Kashani RV,Hutchins SW

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positive adjustments to amputation and an artificial limb play important roles in the rehabilitation process. OBJECTIVES:To study the different facets of adjustments to amputation and an artificial limb in lower limb amputees and to assess the possible role of different background and amputation-related fac...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Sinha R,van den Heuvel WJ,Arokiasamy P

更新日期：2014-04-01 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 AND AIM:Stair ascent is a particularly challenging task for transfemoral amputees. The aim of this clinical note was to describe the kinematic features of foot clearance in transfemoral amputee who can ascend stairs using a step-over-step strategy. TECHNIQUE:The marker trajectories of the first metatarsopha...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Hobara H,Kobayashi Y,Nakamura T,Yamasaki N,Ogata T

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Little evidence exists for the orthotic management for individuals diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy and partial foot amputation. OBJECTIVE:This pilot study examined differences in balance and pressure distribution while individuals wore foot orthoses inside shoes (BA) and this same orthosis combined with ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Spaulding SE,Chen T,Chou LS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased foot temperature among individuals with type 2 diabetes can be predictive of diabetic foot ulcer development. A combination of physiological and mechanical deficiencies may contribute to elevations in intact foot temperature during gait for individuals with type 2 diabetes and transtibial amputatio...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Leister KR,Wurdeman SR

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The Stanmore-Kingston Splat is a graphical display of the goals and achievements of amputee rehabilitation patients using the Locomotor Capability Index. The chart is in a radial polygram form with the sectors coloured and shaded. Three scores can be shown: The patient's capability at delivery of the prosthesis, the g...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Geake T,Hanspal R,Wertheim D,Fulton J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the inaugural edition of Prosthetics and Orthotics International in 1977, Dr Sidney Fishman identified the Psychological Sciences as one of six indispensable areas of skill and knowledge in professional prosthetic-orthotic practice. Since then, there have been substantial changes and developments in the complexity ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Desmond D,Gallagher P

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple alignment apparatus and the method of transferring the offset test load to the prosthetic assembly through an aligned mandrel for the principal structural tests in accordance with ISO 10328 is presented. The new alignment apparatus was used to prepare test specimens consisting of traditional laminated prosthe...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Neo LD,Lee PV,Goh JC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00