Background The development of bionic legs has seen substantial improvements in the past
years but people with lower-limb amputation still suffer from impairments in mobility (eg …

Background Enhancing the quality of life of people with a lower limb amputation is critical in
prosthetic development and rehabilitation. Yet, no overview is available concerning the …

People with unilateral transfemoral amputation using socket prostheses are at increased risk
for developing osteoarthritis in both the residual hip and intact lower-limb joints …

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 …

Quantification of lumbar spine load transfer is important for understanding low back pain,
especially among persons with a lower limb amputation. Computational modeling provides …

Purpose: Approximately 185 000 individuals undergo limb amputations every year. Of this
population, 40% experience lower extremity amputations. A common musculoskeletal …

Objective After amputation, people with lower-limb loss (PLL) face challenges to regain their
previous physical activity level. Assessing the scope of evidence regarding physical activity …

Background Individuals with transfemoral amputations who are considered to be limited
community ambulators are classified as Medicare functional classification (MFCL) level K2 …

Objective This systematic review aims to evaluate current literature for the prevalence,
causes, and effect of low back pain (LBP) in traumatic lower limb amputees, specifically its …

Objective Back pain and neck pain are very common, costly, and disabling. Healthy building
determinants within the built environment have not been adequately assessed as …