Personalizing MPK Prescription for Individuals with Transfemoral Amputation

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Abstract:

In current prosthetic clinical practice, no Clinical Practice Guidelines exist to aid in the prescription of microprocessor prosthetic knees(MPKs) for individuals with amputation. The long-term goal of this study is to create a prescription algorithm for MPKs such thatclinicians can predict success in a single MPK for a unique patient. Eleven participants have been recruited and consented toparticipate in the study. Ten participants have completed week-long take home acclimation periods with the three commerciallyavailable MPKs. One subject withdrew from the study prior to being fit with the first MPK. Subjects have completed variousperformance-based tasks while full body biomechanics have been collected along with patient reported outcomes. Differences in someperformance tasks including the beam walking task (a measure of balance) and speed over level ground terrain appear to showdifferences for some subjects between knees. Data collection is complete on all subjects at this time and we are now focusing oncreating the prescription algorithm.

Author(s):
Young, Aaron ; Herrin, Kinsey ; Kestur, Sujay ; Zhou, Sixu
Author Organization(s):
GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA
Funding Organization(s):
ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMAND FORT DETRICK MD, FORT DETRICK, MD
Document Type:
Technical Report/Annual Report
Publication Date:
2023 Aug 01
Pagination:
32

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Descriptor(s):
prosthetics, surgical amputations, lower limb amputations, prostheses and implants, lower limb prostheses, residual limbs, medical personnel, algorithms, data analysis, amputation, amputees, prosthesis fitting, quality of life, biomechanics, mechanical engineering, mechanics, microprocessors
Keyword(s):
Microprocessor prosthetic knees, transfemoral amputation
Subject Categories:
Biological and Medical Sciences; Biological and Medical Sciences
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Descriptor(s):
prosthetics, lower limb prostheses, lower limb amputations, surgical amputations, medical personnel, prostheses and implants, amputees, biomedical research, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, mechanics, quality of life, residual limbs, students, department of defense, engineering, prosthesis fitting
Creation Date:
2023 Sep 26
Update Date:
2023 Nov 02