Research Article

Volume Fluctuations in Active and Nonactive Transtibial Prosthetics Users

Table 2

Comparison of manual with Bioscanner method on the estimated residual limb volume for the average of 5 days and its percentage differences for active and nonactive amputees.

ActiveWalking period (minutes)
0510152025

Manual (ml)/SD877.76/0.7901.83/0.4901.18/0.4884.25/0.3903.12/0.4904.92/0.4
Bioscanner (ml)/SD908.95/1.7948.06/0.6973.75/0.8947.89/0.8940.71/0.9993.56/0.8
% differences3.495.007.746.954.089.34
Correlation coefficient0.991.001.000.991.001.00

NonactiveWalking period (minutes)
051015
Manual (ml)/SD1772.68/0.61768.11/0.61839.70/0.61863.30/0.6
Bioscanner (ml)/SD1822.62/0.51915.80/0.31890.70/0.41908.69/0.3
% Differences2.788.022.732.41
Correlation coefficient0.971.000.981.00

SD: standard deviation.