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Table 2 Mean peak pressure (stance and swing) for the four major regions of the residual limb

From: Clinical implication of interface pressure for a new prosthetic suspension system

Descriptive statistics

 

Suspension type

N

Mean peak pressure stance*

Std. deviation

Sig

Mean peak pressure swing #

Std. deviation

Sig

Anterior proximal

Pin/Lock

10

53.3

14.5

0.251

15.2

2.1

0.001*

Holo

48.5

11.8

4.8

2.7

Anterior middle

Pin/Lock

10

46.6

10.7

0.220

14.5

3.2

.072

Holo

48.1

12.3

11.4

1.9

Anterior distal

Pin/Lock

10

50.4

12.1

0.001*

24.3

2.4

0.001*

Holo

44.5

14.2

3.1

1.1

Posterior proximal

Pin/Lock

10

46.5

11.2

0.956

18.9

3.5

0.001*

Holo

46.3

14.7

5.4

1.7

Posterior middle

Pin/Lock

10

46.4

14.5

0.577

13.4

2.1

0.099

Holo

45.8

14.1

11.2

1.8

Posterior distal

Pin/Lock

10

62.2

19.9

0.003*

31.8

4.3

0.001*

Holo

57.8

20.2

6.1

2.8

Lateral proximal

Pin/Lock

10

50.1

18.9

0.434

17.3

3.1

0.001*

Holo

51.5

19.8

7.9

2.7

Lateral middle

Pin/Lock

10

53.9

13.5

0.006*

24.3

4.2

0.001*

Holo

57.3

12.7

8.7

1.2

Lateral distal

Pin/Lock

10

60.7

19.5

0.092

19.4

2.6

0.001*

Holo

58.6

21.2

8.6

2.3

Medial proximal

Pin/Lock

10

43.3

14.4

0.062

17.3

3.6

0.009*

Holo

42.3

13.2

8.6

1.4

Medial middle

Pin/Lock

10

49.3

11.9

0.005*

26.5

4.1

0.001*

Holo

53.3

11.2

6.9

2.2

Medial distal

Pin/Lock

10

47.8

9.6

0.003*

17.6

2.3

0.001*

 

Holo

 

44.1

10.8

 

9.4

2.1

 
  1. #Kpa.
  2. *= significant differences.