Moisture mitigation using a vented liner and a vented socket system for individuals with transfemoral amputation

Abstract Sweating and heat buildup at the skin-liner interface is a major challenge for persons with limb loss. Liners made of heat-non-conducting materials may cause sweating of the residual limb and may result in liners slipping off the skin surface especially on a warm day or during high activity...

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Main Authors: Surya C. Gnyawali, Jeffrey A. Denune, Bryce Hockman, Jóna Valgerður Kristjánsdóttir, Margrét Sól Ragnarsdóttir, Lava R. Timsina, Subhadip Ghatak, Knut Lechler, Chandan K. Sen, Sashwati Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43572-2