Michael Hahn, Ph.D.
VA Center of Excellence for Limb Loss Prevention and Prosthetic Engineering
E-mail: mehahn@u.wa...


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"Assessing Ambulatory Function in Patients with Ankle Arthritis: A Brief Survey of Current Methods"


ABSTRACT

Ankle arthritis afflicts people from a variety of backgrounds and activity levels. As the condition worsens,
individuals may vary in terms of their overall ambulatory function. Accurate and valid assessment of this
function can help clinicians in making surgical decisions, and provide the means to determine intervention
efficacy. This seminar will summarize some of the current techniques for assessing ambulatory function in
patients with ankle arthritis, ranging from patient perception to detailed measures of individual bone motion
within the foot.