The impact of limited prosthetic socket documentation : a researcher perspective - University of Salford Institutional Repository Home Research Use The Library Resources Get help Archives About Us Tell us A-Z University of Salford Staff Students Library Press Home Research Use The Library Resources Get help Archives About Us Tell us A-Z Repository home Search Browse Author Division Year Funder Journal Login Repository Statistics Contact us Find out more The impact of limited prosthetic socket documentation : a researcher perspective Olsen, J, Turner, S, Chadwell, AEA ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9101-5202, Dickinson, A, Ostler, C, Armitage, L, McGregor, AH, Dupan, S and Day, S 2022, 'The impact of limited prosthetic socket documentation : a researcher perspective' , Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 3 , p. 853414. Preview PDF - Published Version Available under License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Download (200kB) | Preview Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.853414 Abstract The majority of limb prostheses are socket mounted. For these devices, the socket is essential for adequate prosthetic suspension, comfort, and control. The socket is unique among prosthetic components as it is not usually mass-produced and must instead be custom-made for individual residual limbs by a prosthetist. The knowledge of what constitutes “good” socket fit is gained by expert prosthetists and technicians over years of experience, and rarely documented. The reliance on tacit knowledge makes it difficult to standardize the criteria for a well-fitting socket, leading to difficulties understanding the impact of socket fit. Despite its importance, the workflow for socket fitting is often overlooked in literature. Due to the customized nature of sockets, if information is provided in literature, generally only the type of socket and suspension mechanism is noted, with information regarding the fitting and manufacturing processes omitted. In this article, the concerns, issues and consequences arising from lack of upper and lower limb socket documentation are discussed from a researcher perspective, supported by healthcare professionals and socket fabrication specialists. Key changes are proposed to the way socket manufacturing and evaluation are documented to assist future research. Item Type: Article Contributors: Calderon, SL (Editor) and Hasenoehrl, T (Reviewer) Additional Information: ** From Frontiers via Jisc Publications Router ** Licence for this article: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **Journal IDs: eissn 2673-6861 **History: published_online 07-03-2022; accepted 11-02-2022; submitted 12-01-2022; collection 2022 Schools: Schools > School of Health and Society Journal or Publication Title: Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A. ISSN: 2673-6861 Related URLs: Publication Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Scar Free Foundation SWORD Depositor: Publications Router Depositing User: Publications Router Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2022 12:18 Last Modified: 24 Mar 2022 13:54 URI: http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/63446 Actions (login required) Edit record (repository staff only) Tools Tools Tools RDF+XML BibTeX RIOXX2 XML RDF+N-Triples JSON RefWorks Simple Metadata Refer METS HTML Citation ASCII Citation OpenURL ContextObject EndNote OpenURL ContextObject in Span MODS MPEG-21 DIDL EP3 XML Reference Manager RDF+N3 Multiline CSV Altmetric Altmetric Altmetric Statistics Statistics Statistics Downloads Downloads per month over past year CORE (COnnecting REpositories) related articles CORE (COnnecting REpositories) related articles CORE (COnnecting REpositories) related articles Study Undergraduate study Postgraduate study International students Fees and funding Training courses About us University of Salford UAE Events Life at Salford Find us Job opportunities Contact us Corporate Corporate information Accessibility Privacy and cookies policy FOI request Partnerships Our campus plan More information Library Our schools Students' Union Alumni and supporters Accommodation The University of Salford, The Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT, UK - 0161 295 5000 © 2016 University of Salford
