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Pilot study

2003; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 27; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/03093640308726665

1746-1553

Arjan Buis, Ann Blair, P. Convery, Sanjeev Sockalingam, B. McHugh,

The quality of fit of a transtibial patellar tendon bearing (PTB) socket may be influenced by consistency in casting, rectification or alignment. For this study two distinctive different datacapturing concepts were tested in relation to prosthetist performance. The handson PTB and handsoff ICECAST compact® concept were studied and compared for inter and intraprosthetist consistency using a specially designed manikin stump model. A purpose designed digitiser was used to scan a selected surface area of the produced models, 5 for each concept, 10 in total. The extent of casting consistency at each of 936 locations per plaster model was calculated and the level of consistency was quantified. This study has shown that by using the manikin model there is a clear indication that the investigated handsoff concept produces more consistent results than the handson concept.