Enabling Mobility: A Simulation Model of the Health Care System for Major Lower-Limb Amputees to Assess the Impact of Digital Prosthetics Services

The World Health Organization estimates that 5 to 15% of amputees in any given population have access to a prosthesis. This figure is likely to worsen as the amputee population is expected to double by 2050, straining the limited capacity of prosthetics services. Without proper and timely prosthetic...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jefferson K. Rajah, William Chernicoff, Christopher J. Hutchison, Paulo Gonçalves, Birgit Kopainsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Systems
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-8954/11/1/22