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Evaluation of gait outcomes for individuals with established unilateral transfemoral amputation following the provision of microprocessor controlled knees in the context of a clinical service.

Bruce CarseHelen ScottLaura BradyJohn Colvin
Published in: Prosthetics and orthotics international (2021)
MPK provision offered significant gait improvements to this cohort of TFAs in an operational clinical setting. There still remains a large gap in gait outcomes between this cohort and those of healthy unimpaired adults. Improvements in socket design, prosthetic foot design, and physiotherapy intervention could further reduce this gap.
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