Energy expenditure during walking in amputees after disarticulation of the hip - A microprocessor-controlled swing-phase control knee versus a mechanical-controlled stance-phase control knee
Energy expenditure during walking in amputees after disarticulation of the hip - A microprocessor-controlled swing-phase control knee versus a mechanical-controlled stance-phase control knee
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DOI:
10.1302/0301-620x.87b1.14617
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
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Nakagawa, A
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Chin, T;Sawamura, S;Nakagawa, A
We have compared the energy expenditure during walking in three patients, aged between 51 and 55 years, with unilateral disarticulation of the hip when using the mechanical-controlled stance-phase control knee (Otto Bock 3R15) and the microprocessor-control led pneumatic swing-phase control knee (Intelligent Prosthesis, IP). All had an endoskeletal hip disarticulation prosthesis with an Otto Bock 7E7 hip and a single-axis foot. The energy expenditure was measured when walking at speeds of 30, 50, and 70 m/min.Two patients showed a decreased uptake of oxygen (energy expenditure per unit time, ml/kg/min) of between 10.3% and 39.6% when using the IP compared with the Otto Bock 31315 at the same speeds. One did not show any significant difference in the uptake of oxygen at 30 m/min, but at 50 and 70 m/min, a decrease in uptake of between 10.5% and 11.6% was found when using the IP. The use of the IP decreased the energy expenditure of walking in these patients.