Transtibial prosthetic suspension: less pistoning versus easy donning and doffing

• Main Authors: Gholizadeh, H., Abu Osman, Noor Azuan, Eshraghi, A., Ali, S., Sævarsson, S.K., Wan Abas, Wan Abu Bakar, Pirouzi, G.H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9547/1/Transtibial_prosthetic_suspension_Less_pistoning_versus_easy_donning_and_doffing.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/9547/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870962705&partnerID=40&md5=ba24a4e0503e3f559ea74259f108a76e http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=14da0d52-3122-463e-b2a9-9d1ebd3b7aeb40sessionmgr115&vid=1&hid=110&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ3d3d

Poor suspension increases slippage of the residual limb inside the socket during ambulation. The main purpose of this article is to evaluate the pistoning at the prosthetic liner-socket interface during gait and assess patients' satisfaction with two different liners. Two prostheses with seal-i...