Unilateral Trans Tibial Amputation
Conditions
Keywords
Unilateral trans-tibial amputees
Brief summary
The aim of this work was to test the Echelon foot efficiency to offer enhanced safety, comfort and function over a wide range of walking surfaces, inclines and stairs, thereby improving the quality of life for amputees. Ten individuals with a unilateral trans- tibial amputation will participate in two test sessions- one while using their own prosthetic foot, the other while using the Echelon foot.
Interventions
DEVICEEchelon foot
One Echelon foot for each subject, for a period of a month.
Sponsors
Sheba Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Ten individuals with a unilateral trans tibial amputation due to trauma. * Walking at list one year from the end of their gait training. Mobility status is 3 or 4.
Exclusion criteria
* Bilateral amputation. * Injury of the sound limb that compromises the gait of the amputee.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| While using the Echelon foot the amputees will present lower internal mechanical strain in the soft tissue of the stump while standing on a 10 degrees platform. | Beginning of the trial and one month after |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Using the Echelon foot the Kinematic of level ground walking and climbing up and down stairs will be closer to normal curves. | At the beginning of the trial and one month later |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed