Nighttime bracing with the Providence thoracolumbosacral orthosis for treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A retrospective consecutive clinical series.

abstract：:This paper reviews and summarizes the evidence for important observations of normal and pathological gait and presents an approach to rehabilitation and orthotic management, which is based on the significance of shank and thigh kinematics for standing and gait. It discusses normal gait biomechanics, challenging some t...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Owen E

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Reference Library of socket shapes for an Above-Knee Computer Aided Socket Design (CASD) System has been created. This library forms part of a more general CASD System (Dean & Saunders, 1985; Novicov & Foort, 1982). It consists of a matrix of reference shapes representing above-knee socket characteristics and is bas...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Torres-Moreno R,Foort J,Morrison JB,Saunders CG

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myoelectric prostheses are generally not provided in the United Kingdom for children before the age of 3 1/2 years. Following the introduction of a smaller sized electric hand in the United Kingdom in 1993 the authors decided to introduce electrically powered hands for a group of congenital upper limb deficient childr...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Datta D,Ibbotson V

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After amputation, the brain is known to be reorganized especially in the primary motor cortex. We report a case to show changes in the corticospinal tract in a patient with serial bilateral transtibial amputations using diffusion tensor imaging. Case Description and Methods: A 78-year-old man had a transtibi...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Lee SY,Kang SH,Kim DK,Seo KM,Ro HJ,Kim JK

更新日期：2017-10-01 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: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：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:The devastating earthquake in Sichuan in 2008 has left many adolescent amputees. However, little research has been focused on the adolescent amputees who have high potential to return to premorbid activity level. OBJECTIVES:To investigate daily step activities and prosthesis-related quality of life of the a...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Chu CK,Wong MS

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：BACKGROUND::Prediction of in-orthosis curvature at pre-orthosis stage is valuable for the treatment planning for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, while the position of spinal curvature assessment that is effective for this prediction is still unknown. OBJECTIVES::To compare the spinal curvatures in different body posi...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： He C,To MK,Chan CK,Wong MS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is a leading cause of major lower extremity amputation. OBJECTIVE:To examine the influence of gender, level of amputation and diabetes mellitus status on being fit with a prosthetic limb following lower extremity amputation for peripheral arterial disease. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective analy...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Davie-Smith F,Paul L,Nicholls N,Stuart WP,Kennon B

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

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::Ambulation with a prosthesis is the ultimate goal of rehabilitation for a person with a major lower limb amputation. Due to challenges with prosthetic service delivery in rural settings, many patients with amputations are not benefitting from prosthetic interventions. Inaccessibility to prosthetic services ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Ennion L,Manig S

更新日期：2019-04-01 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:Partial hand amputations are common in developing countries and have a negative impact on patients and their families' quality of life. The uniqueness of each partial hand amputation, coupled with the relatively high costs of prostheses, makes it challenging to provide suitable prosthetic solutions i...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Alturkistani R,A K,Devasahayam S,Thomas R,Colombini EL,Cifuentes CA,Homer-Vanniasinkam S,Wurdemann HA,Moazen M

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Many individuals with cerebral palsy wear ankle foot orthoses during daily life. Orthoses influence joint motion, but how they impact muscle remains unclear. In particular, the gastrocnemius is commonly stiff in cerebral palsy. Understanding whether orthoses stretch or shorten this muscle during daily life m...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Choi H,Wren TAL,Steele KM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The group of passive prostheses consists of prosthetic hands and prosthetic tools. These can either be static or adjustable. Limited research and development on passive prostheses has been performed although many people use these prosthesis types. Although some publications describe passive prostheses, no re...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Maat B,Smit G,Plettenburg D,Breedveld P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mobile Arm Support, conceived and researched by Dr. Radulovic, is intended for the use of patients whose arm is afflicted. The support consists of a supporting harness, an articulated splint on which the arm is fixed and a pneumatic system of elevation that counterbalances the weight of the arm. Its originality li...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Radulovic R,Piera JB,Cassagne B,Grossiord A,Boruchowitsch G

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Powered orthoses are a new generation of assistive devices for people with spinal cord injury, which are designed to induce motion to paralyzed lower limb joints using external power via electric motors or pneumatic or hydraulic actuators. OBJECTIVE:Powered gait orthoses provide activated movement of lower ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Arazpour M,Hutchins SW,Ahmadi Bani M

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:The multifunctional above-knee prosthesis WLP-7R (Waseda Leg Prosthesis - type 7 Refined) described in this study allows amputees to descend and ascend stairs with no external power sources. With the hydraulic circuit mounted in the shank, the ankle joint and the knee joint mutually conterbalance during stance phase i...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Koganezawa K,Fujimoto H,Kato I

更新日期：1987-12-01 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:Dysvascularity is the main cause of lower limb amputations in Scotland, and there is an insignificant proportion (1.7%) of knee disarticulations, despite the benefits of amputation. OBJECTIVES:The outcomes of knee disarticulation and its associated surgical techniques will be evaluated based on healing, rea...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Murakami T,Murray K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Lower extremity amputee outcome measures assess basic mobility. The Comprehensive High-Level Activity Mobility Predictor was developed to assess high-level mobility. Validity evidence was collected in military men with traumatic lower extremity amputations. This study examines its validity in a...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Anton A,Legault Z,Dudek N

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to compare sockets for below-knee (BK) prostheses made by Computer Aided Design-Computer Aided Manufacture (CAD-CAM) to those made by hand. The patients in the study were provided with two prostheses each, which apart from the sockets, were identical. One socket was made by the CAD-CAM...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Köhler P,Lindh L,Netz P

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Passive dynamic ankle-foot orthoses have potential to facilitate return to running after a lower limb trauma. However, transitioning patients to new movement patterns that enhance passive dynamic ankle-foot orthoses benefits can pose a challenge. The purpose of this case study was to report biome...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Yoder AJ,Mazzone BN,Miltenberger RS,Farrokhi S

更新日期：2019-08-01 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:Based on the literature, patients with carpal tunnel syndrome are suggested to wear a custom-made wrist orthosis immobilizing the wrist in a neutral position. Many prefabricated orthoses are available on the market, but the majority of those do not assure neutral wrist position. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized t...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Mlakar M,Ramstrand N,Burger H,Vidmar G

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telehealth has the potential to be a valuable tool for technical and clinical support of computer controlled prosthetic devices. This pilot study examined the use of Internet-based, desktop video conferencing for remote configuration of the Otto Bock C-Leg. Laboratory tests involved connecting two computers running Mi...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Lemaire ED,Fawcett JA

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00