Quantification of prosthetic outcomes: Elastomeric gel liner with locking pin suspension versus polyethylene foam liner with neoprene sleeve suspension

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 591-602

  Coleman, Kim L ^a   Boone, David A ^b   Laing, Linda S ^b   Mathews, David E ^b   Smith, Douglas G ^b  

^a Cyma Corporation   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alpha liner; Ambulatory monitoring; Elastomeric; Lower limb; Outcome assessment; Pe Lite liner; Prosthesis; Questionnaire; Socket; Transtibial

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY ACTIVITY; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY (BPI); PROSTHESIS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (PEQ); SOCKET COMFORT SCORE (SCS);

BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; POLYETHYLENES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

PROSTHETICS;

ELASTOMER; NEOPRENE; POLYETHYLENE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEL; HUMAN; LEG; LEG PROSTHESIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPRENE; POLYETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 4644298309     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.04.0591     Document Type: Article

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