Functional added value of microprocessor-controlled knee joints in daily life performance of Medicare Functional Classification Level-2 amputees.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of using a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joint on the functional performance of activities of daily living in persons with an above-knee leg amputation. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of using a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joint on the fun...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine (Medical Journals Sweden AB) Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 906 - 916 |
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| Formato: | questionnaire/scale research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Medical Journals Sweden AB
2011 Oct
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=108200888&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 108200888 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 16501977 AWMH jtl: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine (Medical Journals Sweden AB) issn: 16501977 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2011 Oct vid: 43 iid: 10 pid: 59195 pub: Medical Journals Sweden AB artinfo: ui: 108200888 108200888 2011350367 NLM21947182 108200888 ppf: 906 ppct: 10 formats: tig: atl: Functional added value of microprocessor-controlled knee joints in daily life performance of Medicare Functional Classification Level-2 amputees. aug: au: Theeven, Patrick Hemmen, Bea Rings, Frans Meys, Guido Brink, Peter Smeets, Rob Seelen, Henk affil: Adelante, Centre of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology, Zandbergsweg 111. P.theeven@adelante-zorggroep.nl sug: subj: Activities of Daily Living Amputation Rehabilitation Joint Prosthesis Knee Joint Myoelectric Prosthesis Amputees Classification Crossover Design Data Analysis Software Functional Status Funding Source Human Kruskal-Wallis Test Mann-Whitney U Test Prosthesis Design Randomized Controlled Trials Scales Visual Analog Scaling ab: OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of using a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joint on the functional performance of activities of daily living in persons with an above-knee leg amputation. OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of using a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joint on the functional performance of activities of daily living in persons with an above-knee leg amputation. DESIGN: Randomised cross-over trial. SUBJECTS: Forty-one persons with unilateral above-knee or knee disarticulation limb loss, classified as Medicare Functional Classification Level-2 (MFCL-2). METHODS: Participants were measured in 3 conditions, i.e. using a mechanically controlled knee joint and two types of microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joints. Functional performance level was assessed using a test in which participants performed 17 simulated activities of daily living (Assessment of Daily Activity Performance in Transfemoral amputees test). Performance time was measured and self-perceived level of difficulty was scored on a visual analogue scale for each activity. RESULTS: High levels of within-group variability in functional performance obscured detection of any effects of using a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joint. Data analysis after stratification of the participants into 3 subgroups, i.e. participants with a 'low', 'intermediate' and 'high' functional mobility level, showed that the two higher functional subgroups performed significantly faster using microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joints. CONCLUSION: MFCL-2 amputees constitute a heterogeneous patient group with large variation in functional performance levels. A substantial part of this group seems to benefit from using a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joint when performing activities of daily living. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: questionnaire/scale research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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