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Filter by:In current clinical prosthetic practice, there is no evidence based method for selecting a microprocessor knee (MPK) joint for a patient with an above the knee amputation. Of individuals with amputation in veteran and service member populations, approximately 35% present with an above the knee amputation. It is well understood in clinical practice that MPKs provide numerous benefits to patients with amputations above the knee including improved gait, safety, comfort, confidence, reduced falls, balance, patient satisfaction and reduced energy expenditure, greater ease in negotiating varying terrains, improvements in multi-tasking and cost effectiveness. Studies that have investigated commercially available MPKs tend to lump all of them together within a single group rather than teasing out individual differences between each knee. Therefore, clinicians are left to rely on their own intuition and past experiences with an MPK when selecting for a patient with an above the knee amputation rather than making their decision based on evidence collected from the specific patient. This may mean that some individuals with an above the knee amputation may not be receiving the best component for them which may delay or inhibit their rehabilitation potential following their amputation.
The purpose of this research is to validate the Assist-Knee design and function by collecting pilot data during the stand-to-sit-to-stand transition in transfemoral prosthesis users when using the Assist-Knee to harvest energy and return energy .
The global goal of the CYBERnetic LowEr-limb coGnitive ortho-prosthesis Plus Plus (CLs++) project is to validate the technical and economic viability of the powered robotic ortho-prosthesis developed within the 7th Framework Program - Information and Communication Technology - CYBERnetic LowEr-limb coGnitive ortho-prosthesis project, as a means to enhance/ restore the mobility of transfemoral amputees and to enable them to perform locomotion tasks such as ground-level walking, climbing/descending stairs, standing up, sitting down and turning in scenarios of real life. Restored mobility will allow amputees to perform physical activity thus counteracting physical and cognitive decline which occurs with advancing age and improving the overall health status and quality of life. This project involves players from academia, research institutions, end users, as well as robotics and healthcare industry, and has been funded by the European Commission (call identifier H2020 - Information and Communication Technology 24-2015, scope c, namely Technology Transfer - Robotics use cases, Grant Agreement 731931). The CLs++ project is an Innovation Action (IA) and foresees 2 clinical studies aimed at assessing the efficacy of the CLs++ modules in different settings. In this 1st clinical study, 16 patients with unilateral trans-femoral amputation, 8 @ the Don Gnocchi Foundation, Center of Florence, and 8 @ the Free University of Brussels, Dept. of Human Physiology, will participate in the assessment of the efficacy of the CLs++ ortho-prosthesis modules in a clinical setting.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical implementation of a new percutaneous prosthetic attachment system by determining the resident microbial ecology of the implant exit site and to simultaneously study the systemic and local stomal immune responses. This study will follow 10 patients implanted with percutaneous osseointegrated prosthetics (POPs) for a period of one year. Two state-of-the-art, pre- and post-surgery bacterial monitoring technologies will be used; these procedures are intended to facilitate the early prediction, detection, and treatment of infection, as well as to provide follow-up data that can potentially be used to advantageously manipulate the stomal microbial environment in future clinical trials. Commensal skin bacteria colonize all stomas. Colonization does not necessarily result in infection. Over time, the presence of this skin penetrating foreign object (implant) will cause measurable changes in the bacterial population (microbiota) at and around the POP exit site. It is anticipated that the evolving microbiota, in concert with measurable changes in the local and systemic cytokine responses, will reveal patterns associated with mutualistic-commensal bacteria and/or pathogenic bacteria related to the stages of chronic wound healing. These patterns could be used to determine the presence of a stable uninfected stoma or the progression of a stomal infection. Hopefully, this information will allow timely intervention to prevent infection, i.e. by detecting early stages of infection or discerning common patterns of stable mutualistic-commensal bacterial strains, effective intervention protocols (antibiotics, probiotics or manipulation of the stomal and skin microbiota) may be developed to avoid patient morbidity and assure implant survival.
The goals of this study are to assess measured, observed, and self-reported outcomes achieved through the use of passive (mechanical), active(motorized) and adaptive (magnetorheological) prosthetic knee control systems in individuals with unilateral, transfemoral amputation.
In older adults, poor circulation in the lower extremities leads to serious health complications including limb loss. In addition, individuals with dysvascular disease also suffer from other co-morbidities like diabetes, coronary and cerebrovascular disease. An individual with a transfemoral (TF) amputation is usually fitted with a prosthetic limb to assist with function, including a prosthetic knee and a prosthetic foot. Currently, dysvascular amputees are given a prosthetic knee based on the basic expectation that they will be functionally stable. This consideration does not address higher levels of function like walking at multiple speeds and over uneven ground. Also, dysvascular amputees are not able to counteract their co-morbidities with a more active lifestyle. Walking is less energy efficient; their traditional prostheses may cause early onset of fatigue and induce a fear of falling. Newer microprocessor knees enable patients with transfemoral amputations to walk on different surfaces and at multiple cadences through better control in swing and stance phases of gait. The impact of the functional differences in the prostheses is not clear and requires additional investigation to clarify the choice of the most appropriate functional prosthesis. The purpose of this study is to compare the functional outcomes with the traditional mechanical knee versus the microprocessor knee (C-leg) in transfemoral amputees.