Scoping review to evaluate existing measurement parameters and clinical outcomes of transtibial prosthetic alignment and socket fit.
Nae Yeon WonAlexandra PaulMatthew GaribaldiRita E BaumgartnerKenton R KaufmanLisa ReiderJordan WrigleyJamieson M O'MarrPublished in: Prosthetics and orthotics international (2022)
This review demonstrated that most measures of socket fit rely on a patient's self-report and may vary with biopsychosocial factors unrelated to the socket fitting process. Meanwhile, alignment is determined mostly by the prosthetist's judgment, paired with objective measurements, such as alignment jigs and gait analysis. Efforts to standardize and validate measures of these parameters of prosthetic fitting are vital to improving clinical practice and reporting outcomes.