Transtibial prosthetic users as a risk group for deep tissue injuries
Graser, Marisa and Buis, Arjan and Day, Sarah (2020) Transtibial prosthetic users as a risk group for deep tissue injuries. In: EPUAP Virtual Meeting, 2020-09-24 - 2020-09-24, Online.
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Abstract
The replacement of the lower leg with a transtibial prosthesis poses a high biomechanical challenge for the surrounding body structures: Loads that are usually distributed across the skeletal system are now transferred to the prosthesis via soft tissues. Since those tissue layers are not physiologically adapted to be weight-bearing structures, amputees might develop Deep Tissue Injuries (DTI). To gain a better understanding of the underlying processes and population-specific influences, we aimed to map out and analyse existing research on aetiology and risk factors for DTI in transtibial amputees, and highlight open questions.
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Graser, Marisa ![]() ![]() ![]() | Item type: | Conference or Workshop Item(Other) |
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ID code: | 74343 |
Keywords: | pressure ulcer, soft tissue deformation, transtibial amputee, Prosthetics, aetiology, risk factors, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering |
Subjects: | Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Bioengineering |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering Strategic Research Themes > Health and Wellbeing |
Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
Date deposited: | 22 Oct 2020 13:34 |
Last modified: | 01 Jan 2021 03:34 |
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URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/74343 |
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