ADJUSTABLE TRANSTIBIAL PROSTHETIC DESIGN FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLE CHILDREN AGE 4-6 YEARS OLD IN INDONESIA

• Main Author: Nuramalina (NIM:17514022), Annisa
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/25673
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Dynamic and comfortable prosthetic legs or arms are currently still not affordable by the middle <br /> <br /> to lower class in Indonesia. At the age of primary school, the child can already react to intellectual <br /> <br /> stimulation or carry out the learning tasks. The disability conditions give rise to various stressors <br /> <br /> for the child, and these conditions can have an impact on physical, cognitive, emotional, and social <br /> <br /> development, resulting in a negative impact on the child's self-esteem. The age of 4-6 years old is <br /> <br /> the early period of a child expanding their social circle and interact with people around them so <br /> <br /> this period is the most crucial period in the psychosocial development of a child. The inability to <br /> <br /> buy prosthetic legs or arms could possibly increase the stress level of children due to the limited <br /> <br /> amount of physical activity, this could also affect the mental foundation and social ability so that <br /> <br /> children will experience obstacles as adults later. The concerns on the physical growth of <br /> <br /> transtibial amputation occur in residual limb growth and height growth of the healthy legs. <br /> <br /> Because both of these are of primary concern, the prosthetic size changes occur at the length of <br /> <br /> the socket as a residual limb container and a whole prosthetic height altogether to compensate for <br /> <br /> the height growth of the healthy feet. Prosthetic design that is able to adapt to changes in body <br /> <br /> size during early childhood will help users and buyers reduce the cost of purchases. <br /> <br /> Keyword: primary school-age child, transtibial prosthetic, adjustable, low-tech, ergonomic.