Open AccessEffectiveness of elevated vacuum and suction prosthetic suspension systems in managing daily residual limb fluid volume change in people with transtibial amputation
Author(s) -
Robert T Youngblood,
Jacob T. Brzostowski,
Brian J. Hafner,
Joseph M. Czerniecki,
Katheryn J. Allyn,
Richard L Foster,
Joan E. Sanders
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
prosthetics and orthotics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.729
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1746-1553
pISSN - 0309-3646
DOI - 10.1177/0309364620909044
Subject(s) - volume (thermodynamics) , suction , medicine , volume of fluid method , biomedical engineering , mechanics , physics , breakup , quantum mechanics , meteorology
Previous studies investigating limb volume change with elevated vacuum have shown inconsistent results and have been limited by out-of-socket volume measurements and short, single-activity protocols.