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.

    Creators(s): Graser, Marisa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9838-8968, Buis, Arjan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3947-293X and Day, Sarah ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0261-9213;
    Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Other)
    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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