Transducers for the determination of the pressure and shear stress distribution at the stump-socket interface of trans-tibial amputees

• Main Authors: Abu Osman, Noor Azuan, Spence, W.D., Solomonidis, S.E., Paul, J.P., Weir, A.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4424/1/Abu_Osman-2010-Transducers_for_the.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4424/; http://pib.sagepub.com/content/224/8/1239.full.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Recent developments in prosthetic socket design have created renewed interest in monitoring the stress distribution at the socket-residual limb interface. Although a few devices for measuring pressure can be found in the literature, none are capable of measuring reliably in areas of high curvature,...