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Mechanical load applied by Intraosseous Transcutaneous Amputation Prosthesis (ITAP) during walking on level and sloped treadmill: A case study

Ahmed, K; Thornton, M; Taylor, SJG; (2024) Mechanical load applied by Intraosseous Transcutaneous Amputation Prosthesis (ITAP) during walking on level and sloped treadmill: A case study. Medical Engineering and Physics , 124 , Article 104097. 10.1016/j.medengphy.2023.1040. Green open access

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Abstract

This proof of concept study presents a method to collect and analyse kinetic data from one participant with a transfemoral amputation fitted with a percutaneous osseointegrated implant walking on a level and sloped treadmill. We describe the construction of and results from a bespoke wireless six axis load cell built into one participant's prosthetic assembly. The load cell does not clinically compromise the participant in any way and is an initial milestone in the development of a light-weight wireless load cell for use with percutaneous osseointegrated implants. In this case, it is the first time that kinetic data from a participant fitted with an Intraosseous Transcutaneous Amputation Prosthesis has been published. We propose that the data can be used to model the load transfer to the host bone, with several clinically significant applications. The raw dynamic data are made available and quasi-static load cases for each functional phase of gait are presented. Peak forces obtained in the medio-lateral (X), cranio-caudal (Y) and antero-posterior (Z) axes over level ground respectively were -243.8 N (0.24 BW), 1321.5 N (1.31 BW) and -421.8 N (0.42 BW); uphill were -141.0 N (0.14 BW), 1604.2 N (1.59 BW), -498.1 N (0.49 BW); downhill were -206.0 N (0.20 BW), 1103.9 N (1.09 BW), -547.2 N (0.54 BW). The kinetics broadly followed able bodied gait patterns with some gait strategies consistent in participants with other implant designs or prosthetic socket connections, for example offloading the artificial limb downhill.

Type: Article
Title: Mechanical load applied by Intraosseous Transcutaneous Amputation Prosthesis (ITAP) during walking on level and sloped treadmill: A case study
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2023.1040
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2023.1040
Language: English
Additional information: © The Author(s), 2024. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Amputation biomechanics, Bone-anchored prosthesis, Osseointegrated implant, Skeletally anchored amputation implant, Transfemoral kinetics, Intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prosthesis, Transfemoral bone anchor
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Ortho and MSK Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10187998
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