Residual limb fluid volume change and volume accommodation: Relationships to activity and self-report outcomes in people with trans-tibial amputation.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Fluctuations in limb volume degrade prosthesis fit and require users to accommodate changes using management strategies, such as donning and doffing prosthetic socks. OBJECTIVES:To examine how activities and self-report outcomes relate to daily changes in residual limb fluid volume and volume accommodation. STUDY DESIGN:Standardized, two-part laboratory protocol with an interim observational period. METHODS:Participants were classified as "accommodators" or "non-accommodators," based on self-report prosthetic sock use. Participants' residual limb fluid volume change was measured using a custom bioimpedance analyzer and a standardized in-laboratory activity protocol. Self-report health outcomes were assessed with the Socket Comfort Score and Prosthesis Evaluation Questionnaire. A

SUBMITTER: Sanders JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7447528 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature