Lumbopelvic movement coordination during walking improves with transfemoral bone anchored limbs: Implications for low back pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low back pain (LBP) is more prevalent in patients with transfemoral amputation using socket prostheses than able-bodied individuals, in part due to altered spinal loading caused by aberrant lumbopelvic movement patterns. Early evidence surrounding bone-anchored limb functional outcomes is promising, yet it remains unknown if this novel prosthesis influences LBP or movement patterns known to increase its risk.

Research question

How are self-reported measures of LBP and lumbopelvic movement coordination patterns altered when using a unilateral transfemoral bone-anchored limb compared to a socket prosthesis?

Methods

Fourteen patients with unilateral transfemoral amputation scheduled to undergo intramedullary hardware implantation for bone-anchored limbs due to

SUBMITTER: Gaffney BMM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11015906 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature