ArticleCyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.)2025
Restoring Somatotopic Sensory Feedback in Lower Limb Amputees through Noninvasive Nerve Stimulation.
Article in Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07448350 (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Restoring Somatotopic Sensory Feedback in Lower Limb Amputees and Improving Phantom Limb Perception), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Restoring Somatotopic Sensory Feedback in Lower Limb Amputees and Improving Phantom Limb Perception
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Neural Interfaces for Bidirectional Sensory Restoration in Limb Prostheses: Current Evidence and Clinical Translation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Assessment of pain and functional outcomes after lower limb amputation: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Using EMG Biofeedback to Restore Closed-Loop Neural Control on a Powered Prosthetic Ankle.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2026Article
- Ultra-conformable tattoo electrodes for providing sensory feedback via transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Clinical evaluation, motor performance and quality of life in patients affected by Soft Tissue Sarcomas undergoing surgical treatment: observational study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Sensory feedback for gait in transtibial amputees: a narrative review of technologies and clinical outcomes.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Patients with lower limb amputation experience ambulation disorders since they rely exclusively on visual information in addition to the tactile information they receive from stump-socket interface. The lack of sensory feedback in commercial lower limb prostheses is essential in their abandonment by patients with transtibial amputation (TTA) or transfemoral amputation (TFA). Recent studies have obtained promising results using invasive interfaces with peripheral nervous system presenting drawbacks related to surgery. This paper aims to (a) investigate the potential of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as noninvasive means for restoring somatotopic sensory feedback in lower limb amputees and (b) evaluate the effect of the system over a 4-week experimental protocol. The first phase of the study involved 13 participants (6 with TTA and 7 with TFA), and the second one evaluated the long-term effect of TENS on ambulation performance of 2 participants (S1 with TTA and S7 with TFA). The proposed system enhanced participant's ambulation significantly increasing the body weight distribution between legs (S1: from 134% to 143%,
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