Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Zapopan, Mexico.
Int J Numer Method Biomed Eng. 2024 Feb;40(2):e3801. doi: 10.1002/cnm.3801. Epub 2024 Jan 7.
Many transtibial amputees rate the fit between their residual limb and prosthetic socket as the most critical factor in satisfaction with using their prosthesis. This study aims to address the issue of prosthetic socket fit by reconfiguring the socket shape at the interface of the residual limb and socket. The proposed reconfigurable socket shifts pressure from sensitive areas and compensates for residual limb volume fluctuations, the most important factors in determining a good socket fit. Computed tomography scan images are employed to create the phantom limb of an amputee and to manufacture the reconfigurable socket. The performance of the reconfigurable socket was evaluated both experimentally and numerically using finite element modelling. The study showed that the reconfigurable socket can reduce interface pressure at targeted areas by up to 61%.
许多小腿截肢者认为残肢和假肢接受腔之间的适配是他们对使用假肢满意的最关键因素。本研究旨在通过重新配置残肢和接受腔接口处的接受腔形状来解决接受腔适配的问题。所提出的可重构接受腔将压力从敏感区域转移,并补偿残肢体积波动,这是确定良好接受腔适配的最重要因素。使用计算机断层扫描图像来创建截肢者的幻肢并制造可重构接受腔。使用有限元建模对可重构接受腔的性能进行了实验和数值评估。研究表明,可重构接受腔可以将目标区域的界面压力降低多达 61%。