Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Unilateral transtibial amputation within the past 4-16 months
- * Etiology secondary to complications of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) type II
- * Current use of a prosthesis, with at least 2 months prior use
- * K2 or K3 level (as determined using the Amputee Mobility Predictor assessment tool)
- * Own a smartphone
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Amputation due to cancer or macrotrauma or acute hemorrhage
- * Bilateral amputation
- * Medically or surgically unstable contralateral lower extremity as determined by medical criteria (e.g., critical limb ischemia)
- * Severe residual limb pain that limits function preventing participation in an exercise-based program
- * Medical conditions that would interfere with subject's participation in regular sustained exercise
- * Anthropometric characteristics that are not compatible with the technology used to scan the residuum and manufacture the liner and socket (e.g., a residuum circumference greater than 32 inches would not be compatible with the device used to scan the residuum)
- * Current pregnancy
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 70 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No