Although previous research reported that the visual feedback of a 'virtual arm' increased the control of a phantom arm, it did not consider that the repeated attempt to move the phantom may have contributed to the effect. Twenty-one lower limb amputees reported the response of their phantom leg during repeated attempts to move both legs in one of two conditions, a control condition in which the...

in this prospective descriptive study, all patients with acute lower limb ischemia who presented to shohada tajrish hospital (sth) between july 200 1 and july 2003 were analyzed and followed for 6 months. the total population of 109 patients, with no significant difference in sexual distribution had a mean age of 64± 16 years. 23% had af and 31 % had a history of mi, 'but in the ecg of 30%...

Accelerometry can be used to objectively assess the walking ability of people with a lower-limb prosthesis inside and outside the laboratory setting. In this study, the validity of the DynaPort GaitMonitor software (McRoberts, The Hague, the Netherlands) for assessing spatiotemporal parameters of amputee gait was evaluated. Fourteen subjects with a lower-limb prosthesis walked on a straight lev...

Background and Aim: Previous gait analysis of partial foot amputee subjects has focussed on quantification of joint angles, moments and powers without quantifying muscle forces. This research aimed to develop a subject-specific musculoskeletal model of a partial foot amputee gait to quantify muscle forces of a lower limb affected by a mid-foot amputation during walking non-invasively. Technique...

A method is described by which an artificial limb can be fitted as soon as an above-knee or below-knee amputation wound is healed, by using preformed sockets which enable the prosthetist to fit the limb within the hour. The method has been found safe, and better than other methods previously described to facilitate the early mobilisation and rehabilitation of the amputee.

OBJECTIVE To introduce the theoretical models used in literature that describe the relation between prosthetic inertial loading and amputee gait and to derive specific predictions from these models: to systematically review experimental studies on the relation between prosthetic inertial loading and energetics and kinematics of lower-limb prosthetic gait; and to compare the review outcomes with...

Rehabilitation of the amputee falls into four categories of concentration: postoperative care, fitting of the prosthesis, functional training and voca­ tional re-training. Postoperative care is intended to assuage any psychic trauma, to prevent surgical complications, and to prepare the stump for prosthetic fit. It assists the amputee in attaining some independency before the fitting of the art...