Dear List Members,
New content has been posted to the Gait Society Networking site. The latest Journal Club article relates to how different socket designs affect pressure within a trans-tibial socket.
Shane Wurdeman (Scientific Liason) has added a great summary and review on the site to start the discussion. “This article takes on an important clinical issue of pressure distribution within the trans-tibial socket. The authors were able to recruit 48 subjects, and compare the surface pressure of a traditional hands-on casted socket and a hands-off socket casted with an inflated balloon (i.e. Icecast system).”
Article: JRRD_46(3).pdf
Dumbleton, T., Buis, A., McFayden, A., McHugh, B., McKay, G., Murray, K., Sexton, S. (2009) Dynamic interface pressure distribution of two transtibial prosthetic concepts. JRRD. 46(3):405-416.
Please consider logging on to the site and participating in the discussions. Registration is required to access the site. The Academy allows participation on the site for a limited time prior to requiring Academy or Society membership. If you have questions about Society and/or web site membership, please feel free to contact me directly.
http://gait-society.ning.com/page/article-6-new
John Brinkmann, CPO, LPO, FAAOP
Journal Club Chair
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