Prosthetic socket fit comfort score.

Purpose: To validate a simple numerical scale to record the socket comfort of an artificial limb.

Method: This study has adapted the numerical rating scale for pain (Downie et al.(1)) to form a 11 point scale to record the socket comfort score (SCS).

Water activity limbs.

With advances in technology there is an increasing availability of Water Activity Limbs (WALs) and subsequently a greater number of requests for their provision. This study aims to establish a national consensus for indications, recommended best practice and procedures. The study was conducted with 2 rounds of questionnaires sent to 40 doctors, prosthetists and therapists each.

ICEROSS--a consensus view: a questionnaire survey of the use of ICEROSS in the United Kingdom.

The management of the individual with a trans-tibial amputation has been strongly influence by the increasing use of the ICEROSS socket system over recent years. Despite this growth in clinical experience, there has been very little research into its place in current prosthetic practice, and prescribing activity is largely determined by personal experience. In order to formulate the current consensus view on the use of ICEROSS, questionnaire were sent to 42 doctors and 43 senior prosthetists around the UK.