How does the height of a chair influence the pressure distribution inside and underneath a transfemoral prosthetic socket whilst seated?

• Main Authors: Hägg, Jennifer, Nielsen, Signe Sander
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Högskolan i Jönköping, Hälsohögskolan 2016
• Subjects: transfemoral amputee; pressure distribution; load distribution; sitting; subjective comfort; transfemoralt amputerade; tryckfördelning; lastfördelning; sittande; subjektiv komfort; Höjden; Stol; inuit
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-30523

Although sitting is a large part of everyday life is the influence of the sitting positions and chair design on pressure and load distribution as well as comfort for transfemoral amputees quite unexplored. The aim of this study was therefore to examine this further. Two transfemorally amputated fema...