Figure 1.
Prostheses used in this study; (A): pin/lock system (using Dermo liner) with shuttle lock, (B): suction system (using Seal-In X5 liner) with valve.
Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants.
Table 2.
Average and standard deviation (in bracket) of gait parameters in ten transtibial amputees during level walking at a self-selected speed.
Table 3.
Comparison of satisfaction with the pin/lock and suction (Seal-In liner) systems.
Table 4.
Comparison of perceived problem with the pin/lock and suction (Seal-In liner) systems.
Figure 2.
Kinematic patterns for prosthetic and intact legs with the suction (Seal-In) and pin/Lock (Dermo) suspension systems for ten participants (mean values).
Figure 3.
Comparison between the suction and pin/lock systems for prosthetic limb.