Interface pressure profile analysis for patellar tendon-bearing socket and hydrostatic socket

• Main Authors: Moo, E.K., Abu Osman, Noor Azuan, Pingguan-Murphy, Belinda, Wan Abas, Wan Abu Bakar, Spence, W.D., Solomonidis, S.E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/9519/1/Interface_pressure_profile_analysis_for_patellar_tendon-bearing_socket_and_hydrostatic_socket.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/9519/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955611159&partnerID=40&md5=433bc32befe5826e7e5f612b7009f998 http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/20405814 http://cmsad.um.edu.my/images/cab/doc/Publications/Journal2009/Moo.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Conventionally, patellar tendon-bearing (PTB) sockets, which need high dexterity of prosthetist, are widely used. Lack of chartered and experienced prosthetist has often led to painful experience of wearing prosthesis and this will in turn deter the patients to wear the prosthesis, which will furthe...