Advanced Instructional Course|Amputation/Prothetik
Quantifizierung des transfemoralen Schaftsitzes

Zusammenfassung: This instructional course will present current research methods used to quantify trans-femoral socket fit. Engineering principles and current research will be presented to enhance an understanding of ‘what is a successful socket fit’.

Zusammenfassung: Evidence based practice is important in providing the best possible care and to enhance quality of life. However, there is no consensus about what constitutes a good socket fit. Prosthetics and biology may be too complicated to allow identification and quantification of all relevant parameters. Nevertheless, we must endeavour to improve our understanding of the mechanisms and fundamentals of socket fit if we are to contribute to product quality. This presentation will address three main areas of interest in socket design and illustrate the arguments with reference to trans-tibial prosthetics. The areas of interest are • Definition of a good socket fit. • Socket fit and related tissue mechanics. • Implementation of a good fit. The load transmission systems which apply may be optimised with reference to elementary Physics, Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics and Strength of Materials and will be discussed. These include: 1. Elastic, unidirectional compressions of thin layers of soft tissues, 2. Quasi-hydrost