TY - JOUR AU - Graser, Marisa AU - Day, Sarah AU - Buis, Arjan PY - 2020 DA - 2020/01/29 TI - Exploring the role of transtibial prosthetic use in deep tissue injury development: a scoping review JO - BMC Biomedical Engineering SP - 2 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - The soft tissue of the residual limb in transtibial prosthetic users encounters unique biomechanical challenges. Although not intended to tolerate high loads and deformation, it becomes a weight-bearing structure within the residuum-prosthesis-complex. Consequently, deep soft tissue layers may be damaged, resulting in Deep Tissue Injury (DTI). Whilst considerable effort has gone into DTI research on immobilised individuals, only little is known about the aetiology and population-specific risk factors in amputees. This scoping review maps out and critically appraises existing research on DTI in lower-limb prosthetic users according to (1) the population-specific aetiology, (2) risk factors, and (3) methodologies to investigate both. SN - 2524-4426 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s42490-020-0036-6 DO - 10.1186/s42490-020-0036-6 ID - Graser2020 ER -