Year: 2026 | Month: November | Volume: 13 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 154-161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20261113
Sleeve vs. Cuff Suspension: Effect on Stride Parameter and Energy Expenditure in Unilateral Transtibial Patella Tendon Bearing Prosthesis Users
Sanket Kumar Rout1, Priyanka Behera2, Sonali Mishra3, Anjani Kumar Sinha4
1Associate Professor P & O, Chakradhara Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
2Director & founder of Synergy Rehabs, Hyderabad, Telangana.
3Assistant Professor P & O, Chakradhara Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
4Junior Manager P & O, ALIMCO, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Corresponding Author: Sanket Kumar Rout
ABSTRACT
The suspension systems influence the energy expenditure and stride parameters of a transtibial amputee. Stride characteristics and energy expenditure were studied with the use of both cuff and sleeve suspension in 30 unilateral transtibial patella tendon bearing prosthesis users. A post test only control group design was followed. The aim of the study is to check the efficiency of both these commonly prescribed suspension units on the basis of their effect on stride parameters and energy expenditure. A pair t-test analysis was used to compare the difference between cuff and sleeve suspension in terms of stride parameters and energy expenditure. The mean age of the population taken is 32.8 ± 6.53 years. By comparing the both suspension systems, the results shown that there will be significant difference between cuff and sleeve suspension in stride length (p=.000, t=-5.482), in step length (p=.000, t=-5.908), in velocity (p=.000, t=-11.667) and in energy expenditure (p=.000, t=-6.536) while no significant difference is observed with respect to cadence. These findings of the study suggest that the use of sleeve suspension in unilateral patella tendon bearing prosthesis is significantly more beneficial than cuff suspension over stride characteristics and energy expenditure
Keywords: PTB prosthesis, suspension, stride parameter, energy expenditure.
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