Quality of life of persons with transfemoral amputation: Comparison of socket prostheses and osseointegrated prostheses.

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：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a 4 week physiotherapy programme on patients who were given a spinal orthosis for neuromuscular scoliosis. This study was planned as a single group pre- and post-intervention repeated measures design. All patients were given a polyethylene spinal orthosis wit...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Bayar B,Uygur F,Bayar K,Bek N,Yakut Y

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot complications in diabetes can be decreased by preventive measures. The authors evaluated the current diabetic foot screening and prevention programme of the diabetes outpatient clinic of their university hospital, by assessing the presence of risk factors for the development of foot disorders and the preventive m...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Meijer JW,Links TP,Smit AJ,Groothoff JW,Eisma WH

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new type of above-knee socket has been designed to provide total surface support and to dispense with ischial bearing as the primary weight bearing area. The socket is based upon the hypothesis that if the soft tissues of an above-knee stump are adequately supported in a suitably shaped container they will behave un...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Redhead RG

更新日期：1979-12-01 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: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:The aim of this case study was to identify the effect of a powered hip orthosis on the kinematics and temporal-spatial parameters of walking by a patient with spinal cord injury (SCI). CASE DESCRIPTION AND METHODS:Two orthoses were evaluated while worn by an incomplete SCI subject with a T-8level of injury....

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Arazpour M,Chitsazan A,Hutchins SW,Ghomshe FT,Mousavi ME,Takamjani EE,Aminian G,Rahgozar M,Bani MA

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：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：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：: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:Contact dermatitis is a frequent inflammatory skin disease. A suspected diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms, a plausible contact to allergens and a suitable history of dermatitis. Therefore, careful diagnosis by patch testing is of great importance because the patch testing is important to find out which...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Arslan S,Aksan S,Ucar R,Caliskaner AZ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the psychophysical detection threshold levels mechanical stimulation of 32 prosthetic limbs were determined. Prosthetic limbs were anchored to the bone by means of an implant (n=17) or supported by a socket enclosing the amputation stump (n=15). Detection threshold levels were assessed for pressur...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Jacobs R,Brånemark R,Olmarker K,Rydevik B,Van Steenberghe D,Brånemark PI

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:This study was performed to investigate the efficacy of prosthetic rehabilitation in children with congenital malformations, also to determine whether there were any factors related to family history and pregnancy which could have affected the formation of such deficiencies. Twenty-five (25) limb deficient children we...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Sener G,Yiğiter K,Bayar K,Erbahçeci F

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-nine amputees, 24 below-knee (BK), 17 through-knee (TK) and 18 above-knee (AK) who had prosthetic replacements, were evaluated using a questionnaire which provided a quantitative and qualitative assessment scale for the prosthetic function. The ability to apply or don the prosthesis was noted in 100% of the BK, ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Hagberg E,Berlin OK,Renström P

更新日期：1992-12-01 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：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：:Falling represents a health risk for lower limb amputees fitted with an osseointegrated fixation mainly because of the potential damage to the fixation. The purpose of this study was to characterize a real forward fall that occurred inadvertently to a transfemoral amputee fitted with an osseointegrated fixation while ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Frossard LA,Tranberg R,Haggstrom E,Pearcy M,Brånemark R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often demonstrate postural control difficulties. Orthotic management may assist in improving postural control in these children. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this investigation was to examine the influence of floor reaction ankle foot orthosis (FRAFO) on postural flexion called...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Bahramizadeh M,Mousavi ME,Rassafiani M,Aminian G,Ebrahimi I,Karimlou M,Toole GO

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Curriculum documents identify key concepts within learning prosthetics. Threshold concepts provide an alternative way of viewing the curriculum, focussing on the ways of thinking and practicing within prosthetics. Threshold concepts can be described as an opening to a different way of viewing a concept. This...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Hill S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent work suggests that a prosthetic ankle-foot component's roll-over shape - the effective rocker it conforms to between initial contact and opposite initial contact (the 'roll-over' interval of walking) - is closely linked to its final alignment in the prosthesis (as determined by a skilled prosthetist using heuri...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Hansen A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Articulated or hinged ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) allow more range of motion. However, quantitative investigation on articulated AFO is still sparse. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to quantitatively investigate effects of alignment and joint types on mechanical properties of the thermoplastic articu...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Gao F,Carlton W,Kapp S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prefabricated ICEROSS (Icelandic Roll On Silicone Socket) sockets have been in use in Iceland since early 1986. Use of custom-made silicone sockets began several years earlier, and a paper devoted to the subject was presented at the 1984 AOPA Assembly by the author of this article. The ICEROSS system is primarily used...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Kristinsson O

更新日期：1993-04-01 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::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：:One of the most important problems for the bilateral upper limb deficient patient is the inability to manage toileting activities. Dependence in this area precludes schooling or work. This paper surveys available clothing types and adaptations to facilitate doffing and donning clothing and devices for genital cleansin...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Friedmann L

更新日期：1980-04-01 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：:This review presents an analytical and comparative survey of upper limb prosthesis acceptance and abandonment as documented over the past 25 years, detailing areas of consumer dissatisfaction and ongoing technological advancements. English-language articles were identified in a search of Ovid, PubMed, and ISI Web of S...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Biddiss EA,Chau TT

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00