Transtibial amputees
The influence of prostheses and prosthetic foot alignment on postural behavior in transtibial amputees
... From the measured data and the personal medical history we can state that the length residual limb par- ticipates in the amputee’s body weight symmetry. The longer residual limb presents a longer lever arm and then less ...
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Comparative Analysis of Kinematics and Kinetics Gait Parameters among Transtibial Amputees of Traumatic and Vascular Etiology Using PTB Prosthesis
... I, DR.DHINLA S, declare that, this dissertation entitled “COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF KINEMATICS AND KINETICS GAIT PARAMETERS AMONG TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES OF TRAUMATIC AND VASCULAR ETIOLOGY USING PTB ...
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Influence of functional task-oriented mental practice on the gait of transtibial amputees: a randomized, clinical trial
... unilateral transtibial amputees, changing the natural cadence [4, ...limb amputees spend less time in the stance phase to minimize any discomfort, pain, or instability to sup- port the body weight on ...
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Muscle activation patterns during walking from transtibial amputees recorded within the residual limb-prosthetic interface
... of transtibial amputees during treadmill walk- ing at constant speeds, we plan to expand our study to include lower limb EMG patterns of transtibial ampu- tees and non-amputees during ...
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Analysis of Surface Electromyography Signals in Transtibial Amputees in Fatigue and Non Fatigue Conditions
... The objective of this study was to analyse the muscle activity of transtibial amputees recorded from the rectus femoris muscle in sound and amputated leg during isometric contraction until fatigue. The ...
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Modular Prosthesis versus Laminated Prosthesis- User satisfaction analysis
... In our study, Laminated PTB Prosthesis was cosmetically acceptable only in 40% of subjects as compared to 86.6% subjects using Modular TSBS prosthesis. This difference is statistical significant. Due to last super ...
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Osseointegrated total hip replacement connected to a lower limb prosthesis: a proof-of-concept study with three cases
... for transtibial amputees, a more proximal amputation is not an alternative option because hindquarter amputation would have a substantially negative effect on patient mo- bility and quality of life ...
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Applied human aesthetic in artificial limb design : research design development study : masters industrial design development study : [a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design]
... The industrial design research objectives of this study are to: - define active transtibial amputees' aesthetic preferences regarding their artificial limbs via a qualitative questionnai[r] ...
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Study of Transtibial Prosthesis at ALC, Chennai, with Special Reference to Modular Prosthesis
... Thirty unilateral Transtibial amputees of which fifteen using Laminated B.K. Prosthesis with SACH foot and fifteen using Modular B.K Prosthesis with SACH foot for more than 6 months attending ALC, Chennai ...
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Effect of Biomaterial Prosthetics on the Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Amputees
... A low cost below knee prosthesis for lower limb amputees has been fabricated. The silicon foot is substituted with the fabricated wooden foot which is covered with leather and acrylic paint, and artificial toe ...
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The First Study on Locomotive Syndrome in Lower Amputees in Japan
... The average GLFS-25 value was 10.4 (range 0 to 42) points with 19.1% of the patients classified as having grade I locomotive syndrome while 36.2% were classified as having grade II locomotive syndrome (Table 2). Q13 “To ...
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Anteromedial versus transtibial technique in single-bundle autologous hamstring ACL reconstruction: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials
... The success of ACL reconstruction surgery depends mainly on similarities between the graft morphology, tension, position, and orientation compared to the native ACL. Traditionally, a transtibial (TT) technique of ...
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Dual-task Gait Assessment in Lower Extremity Amputees
... assessment time point (Dubost et al., 2008). Gait velocity decreased from single-task to dual-task conditions for the cognitively impaired group at discharge and follow-up. A decrease in gait velocity and an increase in ...
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Review Paper: Wheelchair Design and Its Influence on Physical Activity and Quality of Life Among Disabled Individuals
... million worldwide and an alarming increasing trend has been highlighted by the recent global health statistics [1]. Injury is the number one public health problem in the USA, with a price tag of over $260 billion ...
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Understanding adaptive gait in lower-limb amputees: insights from multivariate analyses
... controls, amputees had a reduced approach velocity, reduced foot placement distance before and after the obstacle and reduced foot clearance over it, and reduced lead-limb knee flexion during the step following ...
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Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation for Gait Training in Persons with Unilateral Transtibial Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
... Ulcers – Bony edges which are not rasped or smoothened out can be one of the major causes of ulcer complications especially in bony prominences such as anterior aspect of tibia for transtibial amputations and ...
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Design & Optimization of Rehabilitation Exoskeleton device for Indian Amputees
... Dynamic Analysis: Dynamic analysis of the proposed model has been done in Adams software by taking count of various links with various movements and momentums in the scenario, also calcu[r] ...
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A Review of Non-Invasive Haptic Feedback stimulation Techniques for Upper Extremity Prostheses
... the amputees thought that most of the upper limb prostheses are still as a hook at the end of the arm ...2477 amputees of upper limb mutilation [3], the basic requirement of the typical upper limb ...
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Assessment of Foot Care Knowledge among Diabetic Amputees at National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu
... It is clear that health care providers should put more effort in educating diabetic amputees on the risk factors for foot ulcerations, particularly on regular foot exam and appropriate foot wear. Giving them ...
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Functional outcome of transtibial vs transportal drilling techniques in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
... Clinical comparisons between the transtibial technique and the far anteromedial portal technique for posterolateral femoral tunnel drilling in anatomic double-bundle anterior cruciate li[r] ...
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