Transtibial Trouble Shooting Flashcards
(15 cards)
Patient Complaint
Falling Backwards
Alignemnt Causes
Socket is too far posterior realtive to the foot
Patient Complaint
Falling Backwards
Other Causes
Heel too soft OR prosthetic foot height greater than shoe
Patient Complaint
Falling forward
Alignment Causes
Socket too far anterior relative to foot
Patient comlaint
Falling forward
Other causes
keel too soft or heel height of shoe greater than prosthetic
Patient complaint
Walking on inside of foot
Alignment causes
Excessive socket adduction
Medial leaning pylon
Patient complaint
Walking on inside of foot
Alignment causes
excessive socket abduction
Lateral leaning pylon
Patient Complaint
Feel that their knee is bending too quickly
Alignment Causes
- excessive socket Flexion
- Foot too DF
- Socket too anterior relative to foot
Excessive Knee Flexion @ IC
Patient Complaint
Bending too quickly
Other causes
Heel too firm or Weak quads
Patient coplaint
Knee being forced backwards
Alignment causes
- socket too extended
- foot too PF
- socket too posterior relative to foot
Patient complaint
Excessive pressure proximal medial/distal lateral
- excessive varus moment
- foot too inset
Patient complaint
Excessive pressure proximal lateral/distal medial
- valgus moment
- foot too outset
Patient complaint
feels like they are walking up a hill
- difficulty with roll over at Tst
- socket too extended
- foot too PF
- socket too posterior relative too foot
Patient complaint
Feels like hey are walking down hill
- premature loss of support/overly easy roll over
- socket too fleed
- foot too DF
- socket too anterior relative to foot
Patient complaint
Feels like they are stepping into a hole
- pt shorter during midstance than contralateral side
- pylon too short
Patient complaint
Feels like they are stubbing their toe
swing phase clearance issue
- socket too ectended or pylon too long
- foot too PF
- inadeauate suspension
