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How Uneven Surfaces Affect Below-Knee Prosthetic Users and What Can Be Done About It
November 29, 2023
Navigating uneven surfaces can be a common obstacle, particularly when outdoors. However, individuals with below-knee limb loss face even more sign...
Navigating uneven surfaces can be a common obstacle, particularly when outdoors. However, individuals with below-knee limb loss face even more sign...
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Manage Residual Limb Volume with These Tips
September 20, 2023
Managing volume changes in the residual limb is crucial for a comfortable and safe prosthetic limb-wearing experience. This is because the fit of a...
Managing volume changes in the residual limb is crucial for a comfortable and safe prosthetic limb-wearing experience. This is because the fit of a...
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Ischial Containment vs. Subischial Sockets: What’s t...
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New practices are emerging to aid post-amputation rehabilitation. Recently, community walking metrics, like steps per day and cadence, have proved helpful for clinicians to prescribe prosthetic de...
Benefits of Using an Adjustable Subischial Above-Kne...
The problem with conventional prostheses is that they come with a hard prosthetic socket that cannot be easily adjusted to fit residual limb changes. But in the first year after limb loss, the res...
How Daily Prosthetic Usage Influences Quality of Lif...
Previous studies have pointed to using prosthetic limbs to improve quality of life, but how can using a prosthetic limb daily influence quality of life? Researchers sought to find out.
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