Comparison of prosthetic mobility and balance in transfemoral amputees with bone-anchored prosthesis vs. socket prosthesis.
Robert S GaileyAnat KristalMunjed Al MuderisJennifer LučarevićSheila ClemensE Brooks ApplegateBrad M IsaacsonPaul F PasquinaAllison SymsackIgnacio A GaunaurdPublished in: Prosthetics and orthotics international (2022)
This study found that people with TFA who use a BAP can demonstrate similar temporal spatial gait parameters and prosthetic mobility, as well as self-perceived balance confidence and prosthetic mobility as SP users. Therefore, suggesting that the osseointegration reconstruction surgical procedure provides an alternative option for a specific population with TFA who cannot wear nor have limitations with a SP. Future research with a larger sample and other performance-based outcome measures and PROMs of prosthetic mobility and balance would further determine the differences between the prosthetic options.