Case Report
Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume: 10 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 256-259
Energy Consumption during Prosthetic Walking of a Young Individual with Transfemoral Amputation – A Case Report
Saiprabha Mishra1, Prakash Sahoo2, Deepak Sahoo3, P.K Lenka4, Ameed Equebal5
1Asst. Professor, CIRS, Bhubeneswar, Odisha, India.
2Demonstrator, NIEPMD, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3PhD Scholar, Sambalpur, Odisha, India
4Asst. Professor and HoD in DPO, NILD, Kolkata, India.
5Asst. Director cum Asst.Prof, N.I.L.D, Kolkata, India.
Corresponding Author: Saiprabha Mishra
ABSTRACT
Background: Amputees are known to spend more energy than able-bodied persons while walking. It is claimed that abnormal movement patterns associated with amputee gait affects the smoothness of the pendular-like movement of the center-of-mass and additional mechanical work is needed for each walking step. The purpose of this study was to measure the various parameters that are related to energy consumption.
Case Description and Methods: A 32-year young male with right side Transfemoral amputation was fitted with Exoskeletal Transfemoral prosthesis with quadrilateral socket with constant friction knee joint. After successful prosthetic training VO2 Max, VCO2, Heart Rate and Respiratory Quotient were measured.
Findings and Outcomes: The VO2 Max was 16.408 ml/kg/min, VCO2 was 209.4512 ml/min, Heart Rate was 119.293 and Respiratory Quotient was 0.179 respectively.
Conclusion: The walking pattern and gait of a young individual with Transfemoral amputation is mainly depends upon the strength of the muscle and control of the prosthetic knee joint. So along with the prosthetic fitment various exercises definitely bring out a good result.
Clinical relevance: This case report shows the impact of prosthesis on energy expenditure and the data can be used for further research.
Key words: Transfemoral prosthesis, Energy expenditure, VO2 Max, VCO2, Heart Rate and Respiratory Quotient.