Continuous relative phases of walking with an articulated passive ankle-foot prosthesis in individuals with a unilateral transfemoral and transtibial amputation: an explorative case-control study.


Journal

Biomedical engineering online
ISSN: 1475-925X
Titre abrégé: Biomed Eng Online
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101147518

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Feb 2023
Historique:
received: 28 10 2022
accepted: 25 01 2023
entrez: 16 2 2023
pubmed: 17 2 2023
medline: 18 2 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A mechanical ankle-foot prosthesis (Talaris Demonstrator) was developed to improve prosthetic gait in people with a lower-limb amputation. This study aims to evaluate the Talaris Demonstrator (TD) during level walking by mapping coordination patterns based on the sagittal continuous relative phase (CRP). Individuals with a unilateral transtibial amputation, transfemoral amputation and able-bodied individuals completed 6 minutes of treadmill walking in consecutive blocks of 2 minutes at self-selected (SS) speed, 75% SS speed and 125% SS speed. Lower extremity kinematics were captured and hip-knee and knee-ankle CRPs were calculated. Statistical non-parametric mapping was applied and statistical significance was set at 0.05. The hip-knee CRP at 75% SS walking speed with the TD was larger in the amputated limb of participants with a transfemoral amputation compared to able-bodied individuals at the beginning and end of the gait cycle (p = 0.009). In people with a transtibial amputation, the knee-ankle CRP at SS and 125% SS walking speeds with the TD were smaller in the amputated limb at the beginning of the gait cycle compared to able-bodied individuals (p = 0.014 and p = 0.014, respectively). Additionally, no significant differences were found between both prostheses. However, visual interpretation indicates a potential advantage of the TD over the individual's current prosthesis. This study provides lower-limb coordination patterns in people with a lower-limb amputation and reveals a possible beneficial effect of the TD over the individuals' current prosthesis. Future research should include a well-sampled investigation of the adaptation process combined with the prolonged effects of the TD.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
A mechanical ankle-foot prosthesis (Talaris Demonstrator) was developed to improve prosthetic gait in people with a lower-limb amputation. This study aims to evaluate the Talaris Demonstrator (TD) during level walking by mapping coordination patterns based on the sagittal continuous relative phase (CRP).
METHODS METHODS
Individuals with a unilateral transtibial amputation, transfemoral amputation and able-bodied individuals completed 6 minutes of treadmill walking in consecutive blocks of 2 minutes at self-selected (SS) speed, 75% SS speed and 125% SS speed. Lower extremity kinematics were captured and hip-knee and knee-ankle CRPs were calculated. Statistical non-parametric mapping was applied and statistical significance was set at 0.05.
RESULTS RESULTS
The hip-knee CRP at 75% SS walking speed with the TD was larger in the amputated limb of participants with a transfemoral amputation compared to able-bodied individuals at the beginning and end of the gait cycle (p = 0.009). In people with a transtibial amputation, the knee-ankle CRP at SS and 125% SS walking speeds with the TD were smaller in the amputated limb at the beginning of the gait cycle compared to able-bodied individuals (p = 0.014 and p = 0.014, respectively). Additionally, no significant differences were found between both prostheses. However, visual interpretation indicates a potential advantage of the TD over the individual's current prosthesis.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
This study provides lower-limb coordination patterns in people with a lower-limb amputation and reveals a possible beneficial effect of the TD over the individuals' current prosthesis. Future research should include a well-sampled investigation of the adaptation process combined with the prolonged effects of the TD.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36793091
doi: 10.1186/s12938-023-01074-2
pii: 10.1186/s12938-023-01074-2
pmc: PMC9933324
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

14

Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Elke Lathouwers (E)

Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.
Brussels Human Robotics Research Center (BruBotics), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.

Jean-Pierre Baeyens (JP)

Experimental Anatomy Research Group, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
THIM, Internationale Hochschule Fur Physiotherapîe, Landquart, Switzerland.
Faculty of Applied Engineering Sciences, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium.

Bruno Tassignon (B)

Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.

Felipe Gomez (F)

Axiles Bionics, 1130, Brussels, Belgium.

Pierre Cherelle (P)

Axiles Bionics, 1130, Brussels, Belgium.

Romain Meeusen (R)

Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.
Brussels Human Robotics Research Center (BruBotics), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.

Bram Vanderborght (B)

Brussels Human Robotics Research Center (BruBotics), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.
Robotics Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and IMEC, Brussels, Belgium.

Kevin De Pauw (K)

Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050, Brussels, Belgium. kevin.de.pauw@vub.be.
Brussels Human Robotics Research Center (BruBotics), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050, Brussels, Belgium. kevin.de.pauw@vub.be.

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