Evaluation of an articulated passive ankle–foot prosthesis

Lathouwers, Elke; Ampe, Toon; Díaz, María Alejandra; Meeusen, Romain; De Pauw, Kevin

doi:10.1186/s12938-022-00997-6

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Table 4 Number of cases analysed per outcome variable

From: Evaluation of an articulated passive ankle–foot prosthesis

			Time	Speed	Heart rate	Oxygen consumption	VAS comfort	VAS fatigue	RPE
L-test	TTA	Current	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28
	TTA	TD	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28
	TFA	Current	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14
	TFA	TD	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14
Stair climbing	TTA	Current	/	N = 18	N = 18	N = 16	N = 18	N = 18	N = 18
	TTA	TD	/	N = 18	N = 18	N = 17	N = 18	N = 18	N = 18
	TFA	Current	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
	TFA	TD	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
Slope walking	TTA	Current	/	N = 12	N = 12	N = 12	N = 12	N = 12	N = 12
	TTA	TD	/	N = 12	N = 12	N = 12	N = 12	N = 12	N = 12
	TFA	Current	/	N = 25	N = 25	N = 24	N = 25	N = 25	N = 25
	TFA	TD	/	N = 25	N = 25	N = 24	N = 25	N = 25	N = 25
6MWT	TTA	Current	/	SS: N = 28 75% SS: N = 27 125% SS: N = 27	SS: N = 28 75% SS: N = 27 125% SS: N = 27	SS: N = 27 75% SS: N = 24 125% SS: N = 25	N = 28	N = 28	SS: N = 28 75% SS: N = 27 125% SS: N = 27
	TTA	TD	/	SS: N = 28 75% SS: N = 27 125% SS: N = 27	SS: N = 28 75% SS: N = 27 125% SS: N = 27	SS: N = 27 75% SS: N = 25 125% SS: N = 26	N = 28	N = 28	SS: N = 28 75% SS: N = 27 125% SS: N = 27
	TFA	Current	/	SS: N = 14 75% SS: N = 14 125% SS: N = 14	SS: N = 14 75% SS: N = 14 125% SS: N = 14	SS: N = 14 75% SS: N = 14 125% SS: N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	SS: N = 14 75% SS: N = 14 125% SS: N = 14
	TFA	TD	/	SS: N = 14 75% SS: N = 14 125% SS: N = 14	SS: N = 14 75% SS: N = 14 125% SS: N = 14	SS: N = 13 75% SS: N = 13 125% SS: N = 13	N = 14	N = 14	SS: N = 14 75% SS: N = 14 125% SS: N = 14
3mBWT	TTA	Current	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28
	TTA	TD	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28	N = 28
	TFA	Current	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14
	TFA	TD	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14	N = 14

Total sample size amounted 28 participants with a TTA and 14 participants with a TFA
VAS: visual analogue scale; RPE: rate of perceived exertion; Stair climbing: 2 min of stair climbing; Slope walking: 2 min of inclined treadmill walking at 10%; 3mBWT: 3-m Backward Walk test; 6MWT: 6 min of treadmill walking at 3 different speeds in consecutive blocks of 2 min; Current: participants’ current prosthesis; TD: Talaris Demonstrator; SS: self-selected speed; TTA: participant with a unilateral transtibial amputation; TFA: participant with a unilateral transfemoral amputation

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