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Prevalence of heat and perspiration discomfort inside prostheses: Literature review. Kamiar Ghoseiri; Mohammad Reza Safari, PhD. Aim Explore importance of thermal and perspiration discomfort inside prosthetic sockets by providing insight into prevalence of problem. Relevance
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Prevalence of heat and perspiration discomfort inside prostheses: Literature review Kamiar Ghoseiri; Mohammad Reza Safari, PhD
Aim • Explore importance of thermal and perspiration discomfort inside prosthetic sockets by providing insight into prevalence of problem. • Relevance • Thermal discomfort inside prosthetic sockets: • Decreases quality of life and prosthesis use, comfort, and satisfaction. • Puts people with amputations at high risk for skin irritations.
Method • Performed literature search in 2 databases to find relevant articles: • PubMed. • Web of Knowledge (now Web of Science). • After considering review criteria and hand-searching reference sections of selected studies, 38 studies were listed for review and data extraction.
Results • >53% of people with amputation in selected studies experienced heat and/or perspiration discomfort inside their prostheses. • Despite great technological advances, current prostheses are unable to resolve this problem.
Conclusion • More attention must be paid by researchers, clinicians, and manufacturers of prosthetic components to: • Thermal-related biomechanics of soft tissues. • Proper fabrication technique. • Material selection. • Efficient thermoregulatory systems.