The effects of prosthetic foot type and visual alteration on postural steadiness in below-knee amputees

Table 1 Participant characteristics

Subject	Age (y)	Height (m)	Mass (kg)	Cause of amputation	Mobility grade ^†	Time since amputation (y)	Prosthetic foot	Suspension	BBS (total 56)
1	59	1.71	75	Diabetic	K2	6	SA	PTB with pelite	52
2	23	1.62	88	Trauma	K3	2	SA	PTB with pelite	56
3	45	1.78	84	Trauma	K3	25	SA	PTB with pelite	56
4	52	1.67	64	Trauma	K3	5	ESAR	TSB with pin lock	56
5	42	1.72	58	Trauma	K3	9	SA	TSB with pin lock	56
6	38	1.75	100	Diabetic	K2	5	SA	TSB with pin lock	56
7	44	1.77	109	Diabetic	K2	3	ESAR	TSB with pin lock	49
8	25	1.65	55	Tumor	K3	3	ESAR	TSB with pin lock	56
9	61	1.62	69	Diabetic	K2	7	SA	TSB with pin lock	51
10	59	1.66	68	Diabetic	K2	6	SA	TSB with pin lock	41
Mean	44.8	1.70	77.0			7.1			52.9
SD	13.5	0.06	17.9			6.6			4.9
p-value	0.325	0.391	0.504

^†Based on Medicare K-level.
PTB: Patellar tendon bearing socket, TSB: Total surface bearing socket, BBS: Berg Balance Score. Statistically significant of differences between the study groups was set as p < 0.05.

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