| Load-relief of walking AIDS on osseointegrated fixation: instrument for evidence-based practice. | |
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PMID: 19211318 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Clinicians are currently in demand of tools enabling individual assessment during their daily practice of load-relief of walking aids. The first aim of this article is to describe a portable kinetic system that could be used to measure directly the true load applied on the residuum during assisted walking. The second aim is to present the information that can be derived from the raw loading data. The third aim is to provide an example for a participant. One active transfemoral amputee fitted with an osseointegrated fixation was asked to walk in straight level line with no aid, one stick, one and two elbow crutches on a 20 m walkway. The load-relief was measured using a six-channel transducer and recorded using a data logger. The overall loading was decreased by 2% using one stick, 5% using one crutch and by 10% using two crutches. This study presents a method that can be used by clinicians facing the challenge of prescribing and assessing walking aids to restore the locomotion of lower limb amputees in the framework of an evidence-based practice. |
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Authors:
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Laurent Frossard; Kerstin Hagberg; Eva Haggstrom; Richard Branemark |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Volume: 17 ISSN: 1558-0210 ISO Abbreviation: IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-02-12 Completed Date: 2009-05-11 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101097023 Medline TA: IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 9-14 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Engineering Systems and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. |
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Adult Amputation Artificial Limbs* Biomechanics Canes / statistics & numerical data* Crutches / statistics & numerical data* Data Interpretation, Statistical Equipment Design Evidence-Based Medicine Humans Kinetics Leg / surgery Male Models, Statistical Prosthesis Design Walking / physiology* |
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