| Methods |
Quasi randomised controlled trial.
Double‐blind randomised trial, within‐subject, cross‐over design. |
| Participants |
9 men and 1 woman with transtibial amputation. Mean age 49 years (range 34‐66), mean time since amputation 24 years (range 2‐46). All were active walkers able to walk at least 1 kilometre without any problem.
Exclusion: stump problems.
Country: The Netherlands |
| Interventions |
1. Otto Bock Multi Axial (conventional foot)
2. Otto Bock Lager (conventional foot)
3. Otto Bock Dynamic Pro (energy‐storing foot)
4. Hanger Quantum (energy‐storing foot). |
| Outcomes |
1. walking velocity
2. cadence
3. range of motion of the hips, the knees and the ankles during early stance plantar flexion and late stance dorsiflexion
4. a questionnaire was composed to obtain information about the preference of the participants. It consisted of 27 questions that were grouped into 4 categories: stability while standing, stability while walking, functional factors and special activities. The questions were answered in the form of a score in an increasing scale from 0 to 10, the mean score of all questions was the general score for a foot. |
| Notes |
Every time a foot was supplied, there was a habituation period of 2 weeks. |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Low risk |
A ‐ Adequate |
