title: Custom design in lower limb prosthetics for athletic activity.
abstract: In summary, the prosthetist is the best source of information with regard to the fast-changing lower extremity prosthetics technology for sports. The needs and desires of the amputee should be outlined and balanced with the cost of the desired components and design. In many cases, one carefully designed prosthesis can serve in dual roles for everyday ambulation and certain athletic activities. In other cases, the amputee is limited severely by a prosthesis that is not designed for a specific activity. Using a prosthesis for activities that it was not designed to accommodate can cause physical injury to the amputee as well as structural failure of the device. A properly designed and fitted prosthesis can open a whole new world of activity to the amputee and helps him or her to reach the desired a vocational goals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Fergason
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Boone
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001186:Artificial Limbs / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D018579:Patient Selection; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012307:Risk Factors; D013177:Sports