Sustainable, affordable and functional: reimagining prosthetic liners in resource limited environments.
Yusuke MiyataKazuhiko SasakiGarry GuerraJutima RattanakochPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2020)
An affordable ($20 USD) and sustainably fabricated prosthesis liner was created and evaluated in trans-tibial prosthesis users. These initial results garner preliminary support for use of the AERO prosthetic liner and continued research.Implications for rehabilitationLower limb prosthetics in less-resourced settings can leverage locally sourced and affordable materials to fabricate roll-on liners for use in modern prosthetic sockets.The cost of the AERO liner is markedly lower than current standard of care gel liners, yet still facilitates use of current prosthetic sockets.