AccessPT Channel, Weekly Physical Therapy Conundrum

PT Question of the Week - Prosthetic Training

You are ambulating a patient who has just received an above-knee prosthesis and note a pistoning of the prosthesis during your gait analysis. Which of the following is the most likely cause for this deviation?

1. The socket is too small

2. The socket is too big

3. The foot bumper is too soft

4. The foot bumper is too soft

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