JRRD At A Glance Podcast Episode 43

[Ken Frager]: Benefits of microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees, which includes significant reductions in falls and other important safety-related parameters, function, and mobility, have been well established in community ambulators with a transfemoral amputation. However, little scientific literature shows whether lower-functioning individuals, for example, seniors and elderly Veterans, might also benefit from the advanced knee models. Dr. Andreas Kannenberg and colleagues evaluate the literature in the review article “Benefits of microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees to limited community ambulators.”