Abstract
Prostheses are prescribed to restore the mobility of people with amputated lower limbs. Monitoring the prosthesis wearing times and physical activity of prosthesis users would provide invaluable information regarding rehabilitation progress and suitability of the prosthesis. The validation of a method to determine wearing times and physical activity state, as well as strides taken, of amputees wearing suction suspension sockets is reported.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 427-438 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- prosthesis wearing times
- rehabilitation
- suction suspension socket
- activity monitoring
- transtibial amputees