The relationship of hip strength to walking and balance performance in unilateral lower limb prosthesis users differs by amputation level.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safe and efficient locomotion is a frequently stated goal of lower limb prosthesis users, for which hip strength may play a central yet poorly understood role. Additional research to identify associations between hip strength, balance, and mobility among transtibial and transfemoral prosthesis users is required.

Objective

To test whether residual and/or intact limb isometric hip strength was associated with lower limb prosthesis users' walking speed, endurance, and balance.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Research laboratory.

Participants

Convivence sample of 14 transtibial and 14 transfemoral prosthesis users.

Methods

Multiple linear regression was used to evaluate the relationship between isometric measures of residual and intac

SUBMITTER: Sawers A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11826971 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature