Jaroslav Uchytil 1 , Daniel Jandacka 2 , David Zahradnik 2 , Roman Farana 2 , Miroslav Janura 3 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A symmetrical gait affords the most efficient walking pattern. Bionic prostheses should provide better gait symmetry than mechanically passive prostheses with respect to a nonpathological gait. OBJECTIVES: To compare the basic temporal-spatial parameters of gait in transfemoral amputees fitted with bionic or mechanically passive prosthetic knees with those of subjects with a nonpathological gait. STUDY DESIGN: Three-dimensional gait analysis using an optoelectronic device. METHODS: Eight transfemoral amputees participated in the study. Subjects walked across two dynamometric platforms a total of 15 times. Movement kinematics were measured using optoelectronic stereophotogrammetry. RESULTS: The swing time of the affected limb in patients fitted with a mechanically passive knee joint was longer than that of the nonaffected limb by 0.055 s (effect size = 1.57). Compared with the control group, the swing time of the prosthetic limb in patients fitted with a mechanically passive knee was longer by 0.042 s (effect size = 2.1). Similarly, the stance time of the nonaffected limb was longer by 0.047 s (effect size = 1.07). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with a mechanically passive knee joint, a bionic knee joint evinced gait symmetry. Both the stance time and the swing time for amputees with a bionic knee were similar to those of nonamputees. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Prosthetists aim to design prostheses that achieve a good symmetry between the healthy and affected limbs. The use of bionic technology achieves a level of symmetry approaching that observed in nonamputees. © The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics 2013.
BACKGROUND: A symmetrical gait affords the most efficient walking pattern. Bionic prostheses should provide better gait symmetry than mechanically passive prostheses with respect to a nonpathological gait. OBJECTIVES: To compare the basic temporal-spatial parameters of gait in transfemoral amputees fitted with bionic or mechanically passive prosthetic knees with those of subjects with a nonpathological gait. STUDY DESIGN: Three-dimensional gait analysis using an optoelectronic device. METHODS: Eight transfemoral amputees participated in the study. Subjects walked across two dynamometric platforms a total of 15 times. Movement kinematics were measured using optoelectronic stereophotogrammetry. RESULTS: The swing time of the affected limb in patients fitted with a mechanically passive knee joint was longer than that of the nonaffected limb by 0.055 s (effect size = 1.57). Compared with the control group, the swing time of the prosthetic limb in patients fitted with a mechanically passive knee was longer by 0.042 s (effect size = 2.1). Similarly, the stance time of the nonaffected limb was longer by 0.047 s (effect size = 1.07). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with a mechanically passive knee joint, a bionic knee joint evinced gait symmetry. Both the stance time and the swing time for amputees with a bionic knee were similar to those of nonamputees. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Prosthetists aim to design prostheses that achieve a good symmetry between the healthy and affected limbs. The use of bionic technology achieves a level of symmetry approaching that observed in nonamputees. © The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics 2013.
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Keywords:
Amputation; bionic knee joint; gait; kinematic analysis; prosthesis
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Year: 2013
PMID： 23824546 DOI： 10.1177/0309364613492789
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prosthet Orthot Int ISSN： 0309-3646 Impact factor: 1.895