Effect of shank flexibility of trans-tibial prosthesis on interface stress between residual limb and prosthetic socket | QUT ePrints QUT Home Contact Home Browse About Login Effect of shank flexibility of trans-tibial prosthesis on interface stress between residual limb and prosthetic socket Lee, Winson, Zhang, Ming, Boone, David, & Contoyannis, Bill (2004) Effect of shank flexibility of trans-tibial prosthesis on interface stress between residual limb and prosthetic socket. In Boone, D (Ed.) 11th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics. International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, p. 302. Preview PDF (44kB) 2955.pdf. Description Transtibial amputees usually demonstrate some gait abnormalities which are due to the loss of active motions of the ankle joint. Prostheses have been designed to compensate for the loss of motions by incorporating flexible keels or shanks. Extensive research has been carried out to look into the benefits given by those components. However, the effect of the introduction of those flexible components on stresses at residual limb-prosthetic socket interface did not receive much attention. The understanding of the stresses at limb-socket interface is fundamental to achieve a successful prosthesis fit. Theoretical analyses using finite element (FE) analysis has been widely used to study the interface stress. It offers advantages that stress, strain and motion in any parts of the model can be predicted and parametric analyses can be performed easily. In most previous FE models, only socket and the limb were involved and no attempt has been made to study the effect changes of distal components of the prostheses on interface stress. In this study, a FE model with the limb and the whole prosthesis was created and the effect of the shank flexibility on limb-socket interface stresses were studied. The prosthesis studied here is a total thermoplastic prosthesis with the shank and socket molded into one piece of polypropylene material. Impact and interest: 59 citations in Web of Science® Search Google Scholar™ Citation counts are sourced monthly from Scopus and Web of Science® citation databases. These databases contain citations from different subsets of available publications and different time periods and thus the citation count from each is usually different. Some works are not in either database and no count is displayed. Scopus includes citations from articles published in 1996 onwards, and Web of Science® generally from 1980 onwards. Citations counts from the Google Scholar™ indexing service can be viewed at the linked Google Scholar™ search. Notify us of incorrect data How to use citation counts More information Full-text downloads: 485 since deposited on 19 Dec 2005 2 in the past twelve months Full-text downloads displays the total number of times this work’s files (e.g., a PDF) have been downloaded from QUT ePrints as well as the number of downloads in the previous 365 days. The count includes downloads for all files if a work has more than one. More statistics... ID Code: 2955 Item Type: Chapter in Book, Report or Conference volume (Conference contribution) Measurements or Duration: 1 Pure ID: 34175844 Divisions: Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering ?? 1411 ?? Copyright Owner: Copyright 2004 (please consult author) Copyright Statement: This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the document is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to qut.copyright@qut.edu.au Deposited On: 19 Dec 2005 00:00 Last Modified: 26 Jan 2021 14:49 Export: EndNote | Dublin Core | BibTeX Repository Staff Only: item control page Home Browse research About CRICOS No. 00213J ABN 83 791 724 622 Accessibility Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Right to Information
