Amputee Life — Prosthetic Suspension
Maintain a Better Socket Fit With Vacuum
Posted by Bryan Potok on
Loss of volume in your residual limb naturally happens as you go about your day. For most prosthetic users, maintaining an ideal socket fit requires adding another prosthetic sock ply at around 10 am or at noon. This can sometimes be a hassle, so the findings of a recent study published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International might be the answer you need for a better limb fluid management strategy.
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