Comparing Running Specific and Traditional Prostheses During Running: Assessing Performance and Risk

Abstract

Our current knowledge of individuals with lower extremity amputation (ILEA) running is limited with respect to biomechanical performance and injury risks. ILEA are able to run with both running specific prostheses (RSPs) and traditional prostheses (TPs); however, direct comparisons of subjects running with each of these prosthetic designs do not exist. Furthermore, no ILEA running studies to date have investigated muscle activities, nor have running simulations of musculoskeletal models been generated. These major gaps in research substantially limit our understanding of both performance and injury risk of ILEA running with different prosthetic designs. Gaining this knowledge will directly inform clinicians on prosthesis prescription for running at a range of speeds as well as for return to duty scenarios. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to utilize motion capture, muscle activity, and musculoskeletal modeling techniques to directly compare performance and injury risks of ILEA running with both RSPs and TPs across a range of speeds.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1031688

Entities

People

  • Brian S. Baum

Organizations

  • Regis University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amputation
  • Amputees
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Lower Extremity
  • Lower Limb Amputations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motion Capture
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthesis Fitting
  • Prosthetics
  • Simulations
  • Students
  • Surgical Amputations
  • Therapy
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Education
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.