Transfemoral unilateral computerized analysis of march in amputated individuals with endoskeletal and exoskeletal prothesis

Abstract

Title: Computerized Gait Analysis in UnilateralTrans-Femoral Amputees with Endo-Skeleticand Exo-Skeletic Prosthesis. Case Study.The purpose of this study is to perform a computerized gait analysis in subjects with unilateraltrans-femoral amputation with endo-skeleticand exo-skeletic prosthesis. Method: Theparticipants were two soldiers of The ColombianNational Army, with trans-femoral (AK) unilateralamputation, because of traumatic cause, age(25+/-10 years). The Software Ariel PerformanceAnalysis System (APAS) was employed forthe movement analysis. Information onkinematics, parameters and decisive of the gait,tilt of pelvis, length of step, the length long stride,the broad of step, the march of cadense, the indexof energy, consumption and the percentage ofthe periods of duration of the gait cycle was obtained. Results: The heady data werecompared among if and with a normal gait. Theresults are present in a comparative board.Conclusions: The use of this technology in theintervention physical therapy with amputatedpeople, throws exact data in all the variables of thestudy, what can improve the boarding of thesepeople in the prosthetic and to provide them thegait pattern’s reeducation the nearest thing to thenormal thing.

Keywords

• Amputation
• analysis
• gait
• prosthesis
• rehabilitation.