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Symmetry Of Body Weight Pressure Distribution On Sound Limb Foot Of Unilateral Amputees During Walking, Maged Eissa, Sameh Ahmed Fathy El Zayat, Mohamed Magdy Ghit, Bassem Gomaa
Symmetry Of Body Weight Pressure Distribution On Sound Limb Foot Of Unilateral Amputees During Walking, Maged Eissa, Sameh Ahmed Fathy El Zayat, Mohamed Magdy Ghit, Bassem Gomaa
Al-Azhar International Medical Journal
Background & Purpose: Gait asymmetry represents one of the primary issues for individuals with unilateral amputations of the lower limbs in order to prevent excessive stress on the sound leg.
Aim of the work: To analyze of pressure distribution through the foot of the sound limb to evaluate the mechanical risk factors in unilateral amputees.
Patients and Methods: We included 30 subjects classified into 15 traumatic unilateral trans-femoral or trans-tibial amputees without advanced osteoarthritic changes or foot deformities were collected and 15 normal individuals as a control group. All patients have undergone careful history-taking, including a sound limb investigation for …