Projects

Monitoring Prosthetics and Orthotic Function in the Community

Abstract

There is a need to better understand how lower limb prosthesis or orthosis users function in the community outside the lab to inform clinical decisions. The goal of this project is to verify a portable monitoring system's ability to measure prosthetic and orthotic function in the community and in return to duty situations. This project will address the DOD focus area of prosthetic and orthotic device function by testing a portable monitoring system that can be used in community and military relevant activities to analyze variables that are relevant to measuring patient outcomes and prosthetic/orthotic use outside of a laboratory or clinic.