Proposal for design, analysis and construction of transtibial prosthetics adapters Conference

Torrealba, RR, Müller-Karger, CM. (2008). Proposal for design, analysis and construction of transtibial prosthetics adapters . 18 783-787. 10.1007/978-3-540-74471-9_182

cited authors

  • Torrealba, RR; Müller-Karger, CM

authors

abstract

  • In Venezuela there is an important demand of all kind of external prostheses components, basically due to the fact that the available ones are imported and hence, too expensive for the people who needs them. Having consciousness of it, the idea of this project is to produce adaptors of acceptable quality for a low cost, which actually get to the patient who needs this kind of adaptors. As the first step the Biomechanical Research Group of the Simón Bolívar University in Venezuela has taken the task of developing adaptors for transtibial prostheses. The present work shows the methodology and aims of the proposed project, and in particular the results obtained regarding the design of the adaptors. The final design consists of four parts, i.e. the base adaptor, the upper adaptor, the connector tube and the foot adaptor. The base adaptor joins the socket with the other components of the prosthesis, the upper adaptor which is joined to the base adaptor and at the same time fixes the connector tube, the connector tube which is the element with adjustable height of the prosthesis, and the foot adaptor which finally joins the connector tube to the prosthetic foot. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.

publication date

  • January 1, 2008

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

start page

  • 783

end page

  • 787

volume

  • 18