Prosthetic Socket Design

Prosthetic Socket Design is the engineering discipline concerned with the anatomically conforming interface structure that individualizes the coupling between a residual limb and a prosthetic limb to optimize biomechanical stability, pressure distribution, and user comfort.

350

Publications

12.8K

Citations

1.1K

Authors

424

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

127

Parents

Amputee Rehabilitation

Children

3D Printing Of SocketsActivity-specific Socket DesignAdjustable Socket DesignCustom-molded SocketsDigital Socket DesignElevated Vacuum SuspensionIschial Containment SocketsLower Limb Prosthetic SocketsModular Socket DesignOsseointegration Interface Design

Publications

350

Biomechanical considerations in osseointegrated prostheses

Richard Skalak · Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry · 1983 · 756 citations

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +14

The optimum size of prosthetic heads in relation to the wear of plastic sockets in total replacement of the hip

John Charnley, A. Kamangar, M. D. Longfield · Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing · 1969 · 236 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +17

A preliminary investigation into the development of 3-D printing of prosthetic sockets

Nicholas Herbert, Simpson David, William Spence et al. · The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development · 2005 · 181 citations

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering +17

An evaluation of impression techniques for multiple internal connection implant prostheses

Paolo Vigolo, Fulvio Fonzi, Zeina Majzoub et al. · Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry · 2004 · 159 citations

Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, Prosthodontics +14

A Variable-Impedance Prosthetic Socket for a Transtibial Amputee Designed from Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data

David Sengeh, Hugh Herr · JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics · 2013 · 152 citations

Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Orthopaedic Surgery +17

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Authors

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Joan E. Sanders
University of Washington, United States
15 publications · 551 citations
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Richard Crawford
The University of Texas at Austin, United States
8 publications · 409 citations
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Noor Azuan Abu Osman
University of Malaya, Malaysia
8 publications · 226 citations
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Alex Dickinson
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
8 publications · 298 citations
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Joshua Steer
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
8 publications · 298 citations
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Institutions

424

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Venues

Prosthetics and Orthotics International
46 publications · 1.5K citations
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JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics
29 publications · 1K citations
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The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
JRRD · 19 publications · 956 citations
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PubMed
Repository · 20 publications · 745 citations
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Medical Engineering & Physics
9 publications · 530 citations
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