Comparison of Transtibial and Transfemoral Amputees' Posture Parameters

Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Status: Completed

Conditions: Amputation; Traumatic, Limb; Postural; Defect

Treatments: Other: Evaluation of the static posture

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04456244

19/164

Details and patient eligibility

About

With the onset of prosthesis use following lower extremity amputations, body shows biomechanical changes according to the amputation level and consequently develops adaptation mechanisms both on the healthy and ampute side. The aim of this study is to determine the static postural adaptations that appear at different amputation levels.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-65
• Having had an amputation at least 6 months ago
• Have had transfemoral amputation or transtibial amputation
• To be able to perform ambulation independently

Exclusion criteria

• mental inability to understand commands
• have a neurological, orthopedic and systemic problem that will negatively affect posture or gait.

Trial design

29 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1:Transtibial Amputation

Description:

Photographs will be taken with posturography device during free posture and equal weighting on both extremities. Static postural adaptations will be determined by photo analysis.

Treatment:

Other: Evaluation of the static posture

Group 2:Transfemoral Amputation

Description:

Photographs will be taken with posturography device during free posture and equal weighting on both extremities. Static postural adaptations will be determined by photo analysis.

Treatment:

Other: Evaluation of the static posture