A novel pivot ankle/foot prosthesis reduces sound side loading and risk for osteoarthritis: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Phoebe Runciman John Cockcroft Wayne E Derman

Published in: Prosthetics and orthotics international (2022)

A novel ankle/foot ESAR prosthesis reduces loading on the sound side. With extended use of the N-ESAR foot prosthesis, these findings may provide the prosthesis user with improved outcomes related to sound side loading and development of osteoarthritis.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
study protocol
rheumatoid arthritis
knee osteoarthritis
clinical trial
metabolic syndrome
meta analyses