Improved Self-Reported Comfort, Stability, and Limb Temperature Regulation with an Immediate Fit, Adjustable Transtibial Prosthesis.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this investigation was to assess participants' self-reported satisfaction with an adjustable, immediate fit transtibial prosthetic system as compared to their conventionally fabricated prosthetic device. A prospective study involving a two-week single-group pre-post intervention design. Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic of a university hospital. Adults (N=27) with transtibial limb loss. Participants were fit with the iFIT prosthetic system and instructed to wear it for a two-week evaluation period. A modified PEQ scale was completed on the participant's conventional prosthetic during the initial visit and the iFIT system after the two weeks. Twenty-seven persons with lower limb loss were enrolled. Three were lost to follow up leaving twenty-four subjects with compl

SUBMITTER: McCloskey C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7771885 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature