A Prosthetic Foot Test-Drive Strategy for Improving Stability and Falls-Related Outcomes in Veterans with Leg Amputations

Abstract

The objective of this project is to assess the effects of prosthetic feet of varying stiffness on dynamic stability and falls-related outcomes in people with transtibial amputation and to determine whether a test-drive strategy using a multiaxial prosthetic foot emulator can be used to predict stability and balance-confidence outcomes. During this reporting period, we have received approval from the VA Central IRB for the human subjects portion of the project. We have also initiated mechanical testing of commercial prosthetic feet that will be used to inform the development of a multiaxial prosthetic foot emulator that will mimic the sagittal and coronal plane mechanical properties of commercial prosthetic feet without physically changing feet. We have also made progress on the hardware and software production of the multiaxial prosthetic foot emulator.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1154960

Entities

People

  • David C Morgenroth

Organizations

  • Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amputees
  • Biomedical Research
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Fabrication
  • Health Services
  • Load Cells
  • Lower Extremity
  • Lower Limb Amputations
  • Lower Limb Amputees
  • Lower Limb Prostheses
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motion Capture
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Puget Sound
  • Residual Limbs
  • Surgical Amputations
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.