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Table 2 Average pressure required within the air splint socket

From: Prosthetics socket that incorporates an air splint system focusing on dynamic interface pressure

Time (hour)

Average FSR pressure sensor, kPa (SD)

Average air splint, kPa (SD)

1

101 (10.3)

38 (2.5)

2

105 (14.5)

41 (4.2)

3

107 (15.6)

41 (1.3)

4

107 (23.4)

40 (2.9)

5

111 (7.8)

40 (5.8)

6

112 (5.6)

40 (3.3)

7

112 (4.7)

40 (2.8)

  1. (N = 15). For the first three hours, the contact between the skin and the socket did not stabilize (1st hour; Average FSR Pressure sensor: 101kPa (10.3), Average Air Splint: 38 kPa (2.5), 2nd hour; Average FSR Pressure sensor: 105 kPa (14.5), Average Air Splint: 41 kPa (4.2), 3rd hour; Average FSR Pressure sensor: 107 kPa (15.6), Average Air Splint: 41 kPa (1.3); however, after that period the pressure volume of the air splint was retained at 40 kPa per hours.
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