Mobility with a lower limb prosthesis: experiences of users with high levels of functional ability.

Identified themes inform clinician and researcher understanding of mobility in highly active lower limb prosthesis users. The results of this study will be used to inform development of high-activity items for the PLUS-M item bank.Implications for rehabilitationParticipants described engagement in high-level activities as a learning process that included elements such as equipment challenges and modifications, pain and injury, and the need to trust the prosthetic limb.Participants with lower limb amputation who use prostheses identified mobility characteristics, such as postural changes, terrain, and obstacles, that influenced their ability to perform high-level activities.High-level mobility characteristics identified in these focus groups can be integrated into a revised version of the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility to assess mobility in active adults and athletes with amputation.Rehabilitation professionals play an important role in facilitating access to specialized prosthetic components and training that can help patients achieve their mobility goals and potential.