Walking Ability and Quality of Life in Subjects With Transfemoral Amputation: A Comparison of Osseointegration With Socket Prostheses

• Published in: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation Vol. 94; no. 11; pp. 2174 - 2178
• Main Authors: Van de Meent, Hendrik, Hopman, Maria T., Frölke, Jan Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Amputation; Amputees - rehabilitation; Artificial Limbs; Case-Control Studies; Female; Femur - surgery; Function; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Osseointegration; Oxygen Consumption; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Prospective Studies; Prosthesis; Prosthesis Design; Quality of Life; Rehabilitation; Walking; Young Adult; Osseointegration; Prosthesis; TUG; PWS; 6MWT; Quality of life; SF-36; Function; OPRA; Amputation; OIP; Q-TFA; Rehabilitation; preferred walking speed; Timed Up & Go; Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey; osseointegration prosthesis; 6-minute walk test; Osseointegrated Prosthesis for the Rehabilitation of Amputees; Questionnaire for Persons With a Transfemoral Amputation

To investigate walking ability and quality of life of osseointegrated leg prostheses compared with socket prostheses. Prospective case-control study. University medical center. Subjects (N=22) with transfemoral amputation (1 bilateral) referred to our center because of socket-related skin and residu...