Factors leading to falls in transfemoral prosthesis users: a case series of prosthesis-side stumble recovery responses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Falls due to stumbling are prevalent for transfemoral prosthesis users and may lead to increased injury risk. This preliminary case series analyzes the transfemoral prosthesis user stumble recovery response to highlight key deficits in current commercially-available prostheses and proposes potential interventions to improve recovery outcomes.

Methods

Six transfemoral prosthesis users were perturbed on their prosthetic limb at least three times while walking on a treadmill using obstacle perturbations in early, mid and late swing. Kinematic data were collected to characterize the response, while fall rate and key kinematic recovery metrics were used to assess the quality of recovery and highlight functional deficits in current commercially-available prostheses.

SUBMITTER: King ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11245817 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature