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Heel-region properties of prosthetic feet and shoes
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Abstract
The properties of the prosthetic components prescribed to amputees have the potential to ameliorate or exacerbate their comfort, mobility, and health. To measure the difference in heel-region structural properties of currently available prosthetic feet and shoes, we simulated the period of initial heel-ground contact with a pendulum apparatus. The energy dissipation capacity of the various prosthetic feet ranged from 33.6% to 52.6% of the input energy. Donning a shoe had a lar...
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Heel-region properties of prosthetic feet and shoes
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
; Glenn K. Klute, PhD; Jocelyn S. Berge, MSE; Ava D. Segal, BAS Purpose of the Work. Excessive impact forces arising from heel-ground contact during walking may be responsible for increased soft tissue damage to the residual limb of the lower-limb amputee. Prosthetic feet and footwear can attenuate
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Mechanical efficiency during gait of adults with transtibial amputation: A pilot study comparing the SACH, Seattle, and Golden-Ankle prosthetic feet
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
; Abstract-As more and more prosthetic feet become commercially available, the selection of the appropriate device is a more difficult task for clinical team members. To date, ranking prosthetic feet based on biomechanical parameters has been done using the spring efficiency. The current analytical
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Biomechanical comparison of the energy-storing capabilities of SACH and Carbon Copy II prosthetic feet during the stance phase of gait in a person with below-knee amputation.
Physical Therapy
; Because of its simplicity of design and durability, the solid-ankle cushion heel (SACH) foot is the most frequently prescribed prosthetic foot in the United States.[1] Because people with disabilities have increased participation in a variety of athletics, however, there is a demand for prosthetic
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Interlimb symmetry of traumatic unilateral transtibial amputees wearing two different prosthetic feet in the early rehabilitation stage
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
; Abstract This study evaluated the SACH and the Greissinger Plus prosthetic feet, in terms of the symmetry provided between the lower limbs, in the case of unilateral transtibial amputees 16.3 weeks from the time of limb fitting and 38.9 weeks from surgery. Sagittal plane gait analysis was carried
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Prosthetic foot mimics real thing
USA Today
; A prosthetic foot that better mimics how a biological foot works has been developed by Mark R. Pitkin, research assistant professor of bioengineering, Tufts School of Medicine, Boston. Besides helping amputees maintain their balance and stand, walk, or run more naturally, the new design decreases
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