socket styles for runners
Kevin Warner CP
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Title:
socket styles for runners
Creator:
Kevin Warner CP
Date:
8/20/2013
Text:
Hello all, I believe I have seen similar posts about this before but am
unable to find any results in the archives so I am inclined to post this
question. What socket suspension methods do you find the best results for
trans-tibial runners. Specifically, I have a fairly short (4 ½”) and boney
residual limb in mind. Have you had success with locking pins? I am
concerned about the internal matrix coming above the fibula head and
interfering with knee flexion and I am not very inclined to use one without
a matrix for fear of the “milking effect”. What about suction vs. vacuum?
How about TPE vs. silicone vs. urethane for the liner? I thank you all and
will post responses, names withheld.
Kevin Warner CP
unable to find any results in the archives so I am inclined to post this
question. What socket suspension methods do you find the best results for
trans-tibial runners. Specifically, I have a fairly short (4 ½”) and boney
residual limb in mind. Have you had success with locking pins? I am
concerned about the internal matrix coming above the fibula head and
interfering with knee flexion and I am not very inclined to use one without
a matrix for fear of the “milking effect”. What about suction vs. vacuum?
How about TPE vs. silicone vs. urethane for the liner? I thank you all and
will post responses, names withheld.
Kevin Warner CP
Citation
Kevin Warner CP, “socket styles for runners,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/235535.
