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ArticleThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2025

Prescription of prosthetic ankle-foot mechanisms after major lower limb amputation.

Natalie Vanicek, Chao Huang, Fiona C Davie-Smith, Cleveland T Barnett, Wieneke van Oorschot, Rene F van Ee, Cheriel J Hofstad

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Article in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Natalie VanicekSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9602-3172
Chao HuangHull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3627-7218
Fiona C Davie-SmithWestMARC, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Glasgow, UK.
Cleveland T BarnettSchool of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Wieneke van OorschotDepartment of Rehabilitation, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Rene F van EeDepartment of Rehabilitation, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Cheriel J HofstadDepartment of Research, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of different prosthetic ankle-foot mechanisms for improving health-related quality of life, functional, and biomechanical outcomes in adult prosthesis users after major lower limb amputation.

Indexed as

Amputation, SurgicalArtificial LimbsFootLower ExtremityAdultAnkleBiomechanical PhenomenaHumansQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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PMID40856180
PMCPMC12378833

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