People With Lower Limb Amputation That Are Ambulatory
Conditions
Brief summary
Quality and accuracy of prosthetic sockets manufactured by central fabrication facilities may be lacking. Poor quality manufacturing can be detrimental to socket fit in amputees and may require more work by prosthetists to redesign the socket. The aim of this research is to assess the accuracy of prosthetic sockets manufactured by commercial companies. Determination of how and where manufacturing errors occur will contribute to better quality of socket fit for the amputee patient and improve the efficiency of prosthetists who fit the manufactured products to their patients. Computer manufactured sockets are made for subjects, then their fits assessed by research practitioners.
Interventions
OTHERAssessed for socket fit
Subjects are clinically assessed during standing to see how well computer manufactured sockets fit
Sponsors
University of Washington
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* trans-tibial amputees who use a prosthesis and are ambulatory
Exclusion criteria
* do not have a prosthesis, cannot ambulate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Limb volume | 1 day |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Limb shape | 1 day |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed