Upper-limb prosthetic maintenance data: A retrospective analysis study
<strong>Introduction </strong> Understanding repair patterns of upper-limb (UL) prosthetic devices have received little attention compared with their lower-limb counterparts. This study focuses on a retrospective analysis of anonymized UL prosthetic maintenance data to establish if there...
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| author | Nagaraja, VH Cheng, R Slater, DH Thompson, MS Bergmann, JHM |
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| description | <strong>Introduction </strong>
Understanding repair patterns of upper-limb (UL) prosthetic devices have received little attention compared with their lower-limb counterparts. This study focuses on a retrospective analysis of anonymized UL prosthetic maintenance data to establish if there were any patterns of repairs at a regional prosthetic limb-fitting center in the United Kingdom. A secondary aim of this study is to describe the patient demographics of this center.
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<strong>Methods </strong>
Data containing prosthetic repair log and demographic description (n = 212) were acquired through our clinical partners and subjected to statistical analyses.
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<strong>Results </strong>
On average, each client visited the center 0.2 times/year for a new device and 0.9 times/year for maintenance-related activities. It is found that the repair rates are generally higher for body-powered devices (1.28 visits/device per year) compared with passive (0.94 visits/device per year) and externally powered devices (0.90 visits/device per year). In keeping with the typical UK UL-deficient population, there is a high male-to-female ratio, and higher instances of traumatic amputations were noticed for males at the center. There is a very high preponderance of congenital cases and an overall emphasis on prescribing passive devices to a majority of patients at the center.
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<strong>Conclusions </strong>
The data from our study are similar to previously published data from other centers and show a consistent pattern in terms of relative rates of maintenance attendances for different types of UL prostheses.
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<strong>Clinical Relevance </strong>
This study provides a longitudinal perspective and insights on ever-changing requirements (prostheses and related care) of the users at the level of a regional limb-fitting center. This study underscores current gaps in prosthetic device durability/reliability and opens up avenues for improvement of prosthetic services and devices. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:20143717-82c8-46c0-96ab-3a89f3f314822022-11-16T08:30:42ZUpper-limb prosthetic maintenance data: A retrospective analysis studyJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:20143717-82c8-46c0-96ab-3a89f3f31482EnglishSymplectic ElementsLippincott, Williams & Wilkins2021Nagaraja, VHCheng, RSlater, DHThompson, MSBergmann, JHM<strong>Introduction </strong> Understanding repair patterns of upper-limb (UL) prosthetic devices have received little attention compared with their lower-limb counterparts. This study focuses on a retrospective analysis of anonymized UL prosthetic maintenance data to establish if there were any patterns of repairs at a regional prosthetic limb-fitting center in the United Kingdom. A secondary aim of this study is to describe the patient demographics of this center. <br> <strong>Methods </strong> Data containing prosthetic repair log and demographic description (n = 212) were acquired through our clinical partners and subjected to statistical analyses. <br> <strong>Results </strong> On average, each client visited the center 0.2 times/year for a new device and 0.9 times/year for maintenance-related activities. It is found that the repair rates are generally higher for body-powered devices (1.28 visits/device per year) compared with passive (0.94 visits/device per year) and externally powered devices (0.90 visits/device per year). In keeping with the typical UK UL-deficient population, there is a high male-to-female ratio, and higher instances of traumatic amputations were noticed for males at the center. There is a very high preponderance of congenital cases and an overall emphasis on prescribing passive devices to a majority of patients at the center. <br> <strong>Conclusions </strong> The data from our study are similar to previously published data from other centers and show a consistent pattern in terms of relative rates of maintenance attendances for different types of UL prostheses. <br> <strong>Clinical Relevance </strong> This study provides a longitudinal perspective and insights on ever-changing requirements (prostheses and related care) of the users at the level of a regional limb-fitting center. This study underscores current gaps in prosthetic device durability/reliability and opens up avenues for improvement of prosthetic services and devices. |
| spellingShingle | Nagaraja, VH Cheng, R Slater, DH Thompson, MS Bergmann, JHM Upper-limb prosthetic maintenance data: A retrospective analysis study |
| title | Upper-limb prosthetic maintenance data: A retrospective analysis study |
| title_full | Upper-limb prosthetic maintenance data: A retrospective analysis study |
| title_fullStr | Upper-limb prosthetic maintenance data: A retrospective analysis study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Upper-limb prosthetic maintenance data: A retrospective analysis study |
| title_short | Upper-limb prosthetic maintenance data: A retrospective analysis study |
| title_sort | upper limb prosthetic maintenance data a retrospective analysis study |
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