BELOW KNEE PROSTHESIS

The prosthetic socket is the primary and critical interface between the amputee’s residual limb and the rest of the prosthesis, and therefore a good, comfortable fit is required to ensure a positive outcome is reached in an amputees rehabilitation. The socket has to be efficiently fitted, have adequate load transmission, and it needs to ensure stability and control. Many patients with amputations stop wearing their prosthesis and a major cause is socket-related problems (poor fit, poor biomechanics, and reduced control)