Validation of permeable liners to combat lower limb prosthetic thermal discomfort caused by heat and sweat

下肢假肢使用者经历的最普遍的问题之一是不适。用户认为，假肢孔内的热量和排汗是主要影响因素之一。热不适包括残肢周围的过热，这通常会导致过度出汗。因此，患者可能会经历皮肤刺激、功能丧失和假体使用减少。潜在的研究领域：-测量内部温度的影响及其与热不适和其他因素的关系。-在经历热不适时，比较内部温度与残肢皮肤出汗率。-比较局部残肢皮肤温度与鼓室温度。-测量残肢皮肤的皮肤湿润度，以25%的皮肤湿润度为指示。在这些领域开展研究可能会对渗透性假体衬垫的有效性进行更全面的评估，以对抗热不适。

One of the most prevalent issues experienced by lower-limb prosthetic users is discomfort. Heat and perspiration within the prosthetic socket is one of the main contributing factors, identified by users. Thermal discomfort can comprise of excessive heat experienced surrounding the residual limb, which will often induce excessive sweating. As a consequence, patients can experience skin irritation, loss of function and a reduction in prosthetic usage.Potential areas of research:- To measure the effects of internal temperature and its relation to thermal discomfort and other contributing factors.- To compare the internal temperature to residual limb skin sweat rate when thermal discomfort is experienced.- To compare localised residual limb skin temperature to tympanic temperature.- To measure the skin wetness of the residual limb skin with the knowledge of 25% skin wetness indicating.Carrying out research into these areas could potentially allow for a more comprehensive review of the validation of permeable prosthetic liner usage in order combat thermal discomfort.