A combined kinematic and kinetic analysis at the residuum/socket interface of a knee-disarticulation amputee

A prosthetic socket is an essential part of any lower limb prosthesis, which is custom-made and provides attachment between the rest of the prosthesis and the residuum of a lower limb amputee. The critical interface, formed by the residuum and the socket, is well recognised to play an important role in amputee comfort, residuum tissue health and overall rehabilitation outcomes [1,2]. Consequently, the biomechanical understanding of this interface has attracted significant interest [3]. In the past 60 years, a number of studies have sought to assess the kinematics and kinetics at this interface.
Source: Medical Engineering and Physics - Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Source Type: research