CORR Insights®: Do Gait and Functional Parameters Change After Transtibial Amputation Following Attempted Limb Preservation in a Military Population?

摘要

Gait analysis studies commonly investigate velocity, cadence, stride length, and gait cycle duration [ ]. Although these are parameters that all orthopaedic surgeons understand, many surgeons still find these studies difficult to read; in fairness, some are more clinically relevant than others, and all are performed under controlled conditions that may differ from our patients’ real-world experiences. Even so, these studies are an invaluable tool when comparing prostheses for our patients who have undergone amputations. Comparisons of orthoses and prostheses for parameters like energy storage and return, and whether they can help our patients walk with greater ease and higher pace are especially useful.