ArticleTechnology and innovation2016
Gait Training Interventions for Lower Extremity Amputees:
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for motor rehabilitation in people with transtibial amputation due to peripheral arterial disease or diabetes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Biofeedback Systems for Gait Rehabilitation of Individuals with Lower-Limb Amputation: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Pooled it
- The effect of weight-bearing training with visual feedback on balance and prosthetic loading in trans-tibial amputees following vascular disease - a pilot randomized control trial.Annals of medicine · 2025Trial
- User-Reported Comfort, Functionality, and Satisfaction Among Pediatric Lower Limb Amputees Using Conventional Prosthetic Devices: A Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Biomechanical changes in gait before and after fatigue in unilateral transtibial amputees.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Analysis of the functional performance of amputees on the timed up and go scale compared to healthy volunteers: cross-sectional observational study.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- [Psychometric properties of the Observational Gait Scale for Persons with Lower limb Amputation].Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2026Observational
- Innovative mHealth for addressing low back pain-related factors amongst lower-limb amputees: A quasi-experimental.African journal of disability · 2026Article
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- Gait Rehabilitation Using Hybrid Assistive Limb in Patients With Lower Limb Amputation: Protocol for a Single-Arm Clinical Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Associations Between Skeletal Alignment and Biomechanical Symmetry Before and After Transfemoral Bone-anchored Limb Implantation.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2025Article
- Validation of portable in-clinic video-based gait analysis for prosthesis users.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Development of a Wearable Biofeedback System to Elicit Temporal Gait Asymmetry using Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation and an Assessment of Immediate Effects.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Gait speed and individual characteristics are related to specific gait metrics in neurotypical adults.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Classifying Changes in Amputee Gait following Physiotherapy Using Machine Learning and Continuous Inertial Sensor Signals.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Human-prosthesis cooperation: combining adaptive prosthesis control with visual feedback guided gait.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Walking asymmetry and its relation to patient-reported and performance-based outcome measures in individuals with unilateral lower limb loss.International biomechanics · 2022Article
- Rules-Based Real-Time Gait Event Detection Algorithm for Lower-Limb Prosthesis Users during Level-Ground and Ramp Walking.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Functional Mobility Training with a Powered Knee and Ankle Prosthesis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Deleterious Musculoskeletal Conditions Secondary to Lower Limb Loss: Considerations for Prosthesis-Related Factors.Advances in wound care · 2021Article
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Abstract
Lower extremity (LE) amputation patients who use prostheses have gait asymmetries and altered limb loading and movement strategies when ambulating. Subsequent secondary conditions are believed to be associated with gait deviations and lead to long-term complications that impact function and quality of life as a result. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to determine the strength of evidence supporting gait training interventions and to formulate evidence statements to guide practice and research related to therapeutic gait training for lower extremity amputees. A systematic review of three databases was conducted followed by evaluation of evidence and synthesis of empirical evidence statements (EES). Eighteen manuscripts were included in the review, which covered two areas of gait training interventions: 1) overground and 2) treadmill-based. Eight EESs were synthesized. Four addressed overground gait training, one covered treadmill training, and three statements addressed both forms of therapy. Due to the gait asymmetries, altered biomechanics, and related secondary consequences associated with LE amputation, gait training interventions are needed along with study of their efficacy. Overground training with verbal or other auditory, manual, and psychological awareness interventions was found to be effective at improving gait. Similarly, treadmill-based training was found to be effective: 1) as a supplement to overground training; 2) independently when augmented with visual feedback and/or body weight support; or 3) as part of a home exercise plan. Gait training approaches studied improved multiple areas of gait, including sagittal and coronal biomechanics, spatiotemporal measures, and distance walked.
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