Using a Sweating Residuum/socket Interface Simulator for the Evaluation of Sweat Management Liners in Lower Limb Prosthetics.
Michael McGrathK C DaviesA GallegoP LaszczakJ TangS ZahediD MoserPublished in: Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal (2021)
The test apparatus was effective at simulating the effect of perspiration at the residual limb. Moisture at the skin-liner interface can lead to inconsistent mechanics. Perforated liners help to remove sweat from the skin-liner interface, thereby mitigating these effects.
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