Gait, cost and time implications for changing from PTB to ICEX® sockets

• Published in: Prosthetics & Orthotics International
• Main Authors: Datta, D., Harris, I., Heller, B., Howitt, J., Martin, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Stump; The Stump; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640408726696

The ICEX® system (Ossur, Iceland), allows a socket to be manufactured directly onto the stump and is thought to provide improved comfort due to better pressure distribution whilst being easier to fit and manufacture. The aims of this project were to a) compare gait performance by measuring several g...