Foot/Ankle Prostheses Design Approach Based on Scientometric and Patentometric Analyses

There are different alternatives when selecting removable prostheses for below the knee amputated patients. The designs of these prostheses vary according to their different functions. These prostheses designs can be classified into Energy Storing and Return (ESAR), Controlled Energy Storing and Ret...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2021-06, Vol.11 (12), p.5591
Main Authors: Zagoya-López, Joel, Zúñiga-Avilés, Luis Adrián, Vilchis-González, Adriana H., Ávila-Vilchis, Juan Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Amputation
Ankle
ankle prosthesis
below-knee amputee
Bibliometrics
Design
Energy
Gait
Keywords
lower limb rehabilitation
Prostheses
prosthetic foot
Prosthetics
Scientometrics
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Summary:There are different alternatives when selecting removable prostheses for below the knee amputated patients. The designs of these prostheses vary according to their different functions. These prostheses designs can be classified into Energy Storing and Return (ESAR), Controlled Energy Storing and Return (CESR), active, and hybrid. This paper aims to identify the state of the art related to the design of these prostheses of which ESAR prostheses are grouped into five types, and active and CESR are categorized into four groups. Regarding patent analysis, 324 were analyzed over the last six years. For scientific communications, a bibliometric analysis was performed using 104 scientific reports from the Web of Science in the same period. The results show a tendency of ESAR prostheses designs for patents (68%) and active prostheses designs for scientific documentation (40%).
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app11125591