Advancing the next generation of diagnostic device to sustain residuum health of individuals with limb absence

Authors

Laurent Frossard¹ , Christian Langton¹ , Stefanie Feih² , David Lloyd¹

1. Griffith Centre of Biomedical andRehabilitation Engineering (GCORE), GriffithUniversity / Menzies
2. Advanced Design Prototyping Technologies Institute (ADaPT), Griffith University, Gold Coast, Austral

Conference / event

2024 OTWorld Conference, May 2024 (Leipzig, Germany)

Poster summary

This study outlines the barriers and facilitators to the clinical and commercial developments of the In-Vivo Kinetic 4.0 diagnostic tool; capable of rendering morphometry, deformation, and stresses of the residuum tissues of an individual with limb absence under real-life weightbearing conditions.

Keywords

Amputation, Prosthetics, Diagnosis, Residuum healh, Artificial Limbs, Bone-AnchoredProsthesis

Research areas

Bioengineering

References

1. Frossard L, Conforto S, Aszmann OC. Editorial: Bionics limb prostheses: Advances in clinical and prosthetic care [Editorial]. Front Rehabil Sci. 2022 2022-August-18;3:950481.
2. Frossard L, Langton C, Perevoshchikova N, et al. Next-generation devices to diagnose residuum health of individuals suffering from limb loss: A narrative review of trends, opportunities, and challenges. J Sci Med Sport. 2023 Jun;26 Suppl 1:S22-S29.
3. Frossard L, Lloyd D. The future of bionic limbs. Research Features. 2021;134:54-57.
4. Langton CM, Grimm A, Lloyd DG, et al. A 3D-printed phantom twin and multi-transducer holder for dynamic anatomical ultrasonography of the lower limb. Journal of 3D Printing in Medicine. 2023;7(2):3DP009.
5. Frossard L, Laux S, Geada M, et al. Load applied on osseointegrated implant by transfemoral bone-anchored prostheses fitted with state-of-the-art prosthetic components. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2021 Aug 24;89:105457.
6. Frossard L. Trends and opportunities in health economic evaluations of prosthetic care innovations. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal. 2021;4(2):1-17.
7. Frossard L. A preliminary cost-utility analysis of the prosthetic care innovations: basic framework. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal. 2021;4(2):1-13

Funding

1. FY19 Defense Medical Research and Development Program through theJoint Program Committee 8 / Clinical and Rehabilitative MedicineResearch Program Re (No. W81XWH2110215-DM190659)
2. Bionics Queensland Challenge 2021 Major Prize – Mobility (No. N/A)
3. Australian National Member Society of the International Society forProsthetics and Orthotics (ANMS ISPO) Research Grant 2021 (No. N/A)

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Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated during and / or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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