The Effect of Prosthetic Limb Sophistication and Amputation Level on Self-reported Mobility and Satisfaction With Mobility.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if lower limb prosthesis (LLP) sophistication is associated with patient-reported mobility and/or mobility satisfaction, and if these associations differ by amputation level.

Design

Cohort study that identified participants through a large national database and prospectively collected self-reported patient outcomes.

Setting

The Veterans Administration (VA) Corporate Data Warehouse, the National Prosthetics Patient Database, participant mailings, and phone calls.

Participants

347 Veterans who underwent an incident transtibial (TT) or transfemoral (TF) amputation due to diabetes and/or peripheral artery disease and received a qualifying LLP between March 1, 2018, and November 30, 2020.

Interventions

Basic, intermediate, and advanced

SUBMITTER: Norvell DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11832217 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature