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) ID code: 74343 Dates: DateEvent24 September 2020Published15 May 2020AcceptedKeywords: 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 WellbeingDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 22 Oct 2020 13:34 Last modified: 02 Apr 2021 00:25 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/74343