SynthesisJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2023
Therapeutic benefits of lower limb prostheses: a systematic review.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health-related quality of life in patients with extremity bone sarcoma after surgical treatment: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Effective Interventions in Restoring Mobility and Relieving Pain After Lower Limb Amputation.Journal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2026Article
- Lower-limb prosthetic mechanisms: recent progress, control innovations and barriers to real-world adoption.Biomedical engineering online · 2026Review
- Transformative biomechanics and mechanobiology breakthroughs shaping the future of health and medicine.Innovation (Cambridge (Mass.)) · 2026Review
- Clinical and psychological adjustment to prosthesis use in lower-limb amputees: focus on differences between traditional and high-technology rehabilitation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Effects of ankle-foot prosthesis design on gait and standing performance in transfemoral prosthesis users: A scoping review.Wearable technologies · 2026Review
- Predictors of quality of life in individuals with non-traumatic unilateral transtibial amputation.PloS one · 2025Article
- Inducing asymmetric gait in healthy walkers: a review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Review
- Machine Learning Model for Predicting Walking Ability in Lower Limb Amputees.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Human factors considerations of Interaction between wearers and intelligent lower-limb prostheses: a prospective discussion.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Automatic Stub Avoidance for a Powered Prosthetic Leg Over Stairs and Obstacles.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2024Article
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- Ankle and Foot Arthroplasty and Prosthesis: A Review on the Current and Upcoming State of Designs and Manufacturing.Micromachines · 2023Review
- Continuous relative phases of walking with an articulated passive ankle-foot prosthesis in individuals with a unilateral transfemoral and transtibial amputation: an explorative case-control study.Biomedical engineering online · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEnhancing the quality of life of people with a lower limb amputation is critical in prosthetic development and rehabilitation. Yet, no overview is available concerning the impact of passive, quasi-passive and active ankle-foot prostheses on quality of life.
objectiveTo systematically review the therapeutic benefits of performing daily activities with passive, quasi-passive and active ankle-foot prostheses in people with a lower limb amputation.
methodsWe searched the Pubmed, Web of Science, Scopus and Pedro databases, and backward citations until November 3, 2021. Only English-written randomised controlled trials, cross-sectional, cross-over and cohort studies were included when the population comprised individuals with a unilateral transfemoral or transtibial amputation, wearing passive, quasi-passive or active ankle-foot prostheses. The intervention and outcome measures had to include any aspect of quality of life assessed while performing daily activities. We synthesised the participants' characteristics, type of prosthesis, intervention, outcome and main results, and conducted risk of bias assessment using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. This study is registered on PROSPERO, number CRD42021290189.
resultsWe identified 4281 records and included 34 studies in total. Results indicate that quasi-passive and active prostheses are favoured over passive prostheses based on biomechanical, physiological, performance and subjective measures in the short-term. All studies had a moderate or high risk of bias.
conclusionCompared to passive ankle-foot prostheses, quasi-passive and active prostheses significantly enhance the quality of life. Future research should investigate the long-term therapeutic benefits of prosthetics devices.
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