Kinematic And Kinetic Comparisons Of Transfemoral Amputee Gait Using C-Leg® And Mauch SNS® Prosthetic Knees

Main Category: Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy
Also Included In: Bones / Orthopedics
Article Date: 14 Apr 2007 - 5:00 PDT

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We compared the gait biomechanics of subjects wearing a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee to those of the same subjects wearing a common noncomputerized prosthesis. This intrasubject randomized study compared the gait biomechanics of transfemoral amputees wearing the C-Leg® (Otto Bock, Duderstadt, Germany) to a common noncomputerized prosthesis, the Mauch SNS® (Ossur, Reykjavik, Iceland). After subjects had a 3-month acclimation period with each prosthetic knee, typical gait biomechanical data were collected in a gait laboratory.

The present study demonstrated minimal differences between the gait biomechanics of subjects walking with the C-Leg® vs the Mauch SNS® during constant speed ambulation at approximately transfemoral amputee self-selected walking speed.

Scientific research that compares the efficacy of available prosthetic technology in normalizing amputee gait can assist the prosthetist in determining the optimal, most cost-effective prosthetic prescription for each amputee.

This article can be found in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development Volume 43, Number 7, Page 857

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