| Methods |
Quasi‐randomised controlled trial.
Within‐subject, cross‐over design. |
| Participants |
Group 1: 8 men with unilateral vascular transtibial amputation, mean age 62.8 years (SD 5.5) mean time since amputation 8.9 years (SD 5.1).
Group 2: 8 men with unilateral traumatic transtibial amputation, mean age 29.8 years (SD 5.9), mean time since amputation 7.4 years (SD 4.6).
Each participant had been wearing a variant of a PTB definitive prosthesis with a soft removable liner for at least 1 year.
Exclusion: residual limb pain, major gait deviations.
Country: Taiwan |
| Interventions |
1. SACH‐foot
2. Single Axis
3. Multiple Axis
Retroflective markers were attached at anatomical landmarks. Participants walked at self‐selected comfortable walking speed on a treadmill (0.8 ‐ 10.0 m/h). |
| Outcomes |
1. energy consumption (ml oxygen/kg/min)
2. walking velocity
3. cadence
4. stride length
5. single‐limb stance times
6. joint motion |
| Notes |
Each foot was worn for 3 weeks. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
D ‐ Not used |
