CANADIAN PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS JOURNAL

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Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal (ISSN 2561-987X ) is an international peer-reviewed open-access journal established in Ottawa, Canada in 2017. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal promotes unrestricted access to articles for prosthetics and orthotics professionals, researchers, and rehabilitation teams. The scope of the journal includes prosthetics, orthotics, rehabilitation sciences, Mobility Assistive Technology (MAT), Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the prosthetics and orthotics field. All accepted articles are permanently publicly available online without restrictions or subscription fees. CPOJ’s published articles are permitted to be used, copied, and distributed, on condition that appropriate acknowledgement is included. Authors are the copyright holders of their original contributions.

Articles in this Journal

IMPACT OF AMPUTATION LEVEL AND VAULTING ON LOADING PARAMETERS DURING LEVEL GROUND WALKING

BACKGROUND: Previous studies show that during level walking, the load on the contralateral side increases with more proximal amputation levels. Furthermore, a typical compensation mechanism, vaulting on the contralateral side, may also influence the...

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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN ANTERIORLY MOUNTED MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED POWERED HIP JOINT PROSTHESIS

BACKGROUND: Prosthetic solutions for individuals with hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy amputations currently rely exclusively on passive hip joint mechanisms. Although powered knee and ankle joint prostheses have improved gait in people with am...

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GLASS CEILING AMONG FEMALE PROSTHETISTS & ORTHOTISTS: PERCEPTIONS, OPPORTUNITIES AND STRATEGIES FOR MOVING FORWARD

BACKGROUND: The glass ceiling, a metaphorical barrier hindering women’s career advancement, is prevalent across various sectors, including healthcare. Women have proved their competence as successful senior-level leaders. Despite this, there is still...

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PROSTHETIC TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH LOWER LIMB ABSENCE DURING PREGNANCY & THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD: A CHART REVIEW

BACKGROUND: Little information is available for women with lower limb absence (LLA) and their prosthetists regarding expectations for prosthetic treatment during and after pregnancy. A main concern is prosthesis use and what adjustments may be requir...

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SOUTH AFRICAN USERS’ FUNCTION AND EXPERIENCE WITH A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MICROPROCESSOR KNEE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

BACKGROUND: Microprocessor knees (MPKs) support safe and confident prosthetic walking. Their cost often prohibits prescription in low-and middle- income settings like South Africa. Funding of high-end prosthetic products in South Africa is dependent...

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EXPLORING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN GAIT SPEED AND BALANCE IN LIMB PROSTHESIS USERS: A PILOT STUDY

BACKGROUND: Increasing balance and stability, along with efficient locomotion, is a high-priority goal of physical rehabilitation after limb loss in order to facilitate effective participation in society. Research in the general population suggests t...

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A BIOFIDELIC MOCK RESIDUAL LIMB FOR PROSTHETIC SOCKET TESTING

BACKGROUND: Evaluating prosthetic socket fit and function relies on accurately simulating load transfer between the residual limb and the socket. This limb can be either real (of a study participant) or a mock residual limb that simulates in vivo pro...

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WITHIN- AND BETWEEN-SESSION RELIABILITY OF PELVIC MARKER PLACEMENT AND POSTURE IN LOWER-LIMB AMPUTEES

BACKGROUND: Accurate placement of anatomical markers is essential for valid three-dimensional (3D) gait analysis, yet individuals with lower-limb amputation (LLA) pose unique challenges due to altered anatomy, prosthetic interfaces, and increased adi...

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FEASIBILITY OF A PILOT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON CRANIAL REMOLDING ORTHOSIS FOR SEVERE DEFORMATIONAL PLAGIOCEPHALY

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of deformational plagiocephaly (DP) has increased since the “Back to sleep” campaign to counter sudden infant death syndrome. Cranial remolding orthosis (CRO) is commonly used to manage severe DP in infants, yet evidence from r...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR REGARDING "HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF MICROPROCESSOR AND NON-MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED PROSTHETIC KNEES"

This Letter to the Editor responds to the article by Bosman et al. ( https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v8i2.45823 ). Real-world Dutch resource use data from Bosman et al. demonstrated lower non-prosthesis healthcare costs for microprocessor-controlled k...

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CORRIGENDUM: INVISIBLE STRUGGLES: EXPLORING CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN WITH AMPUTATION IN INDIA

This corrigendum corrects a reference mis-citation in the article "Invisible struggles: Exploring challenges faced by women with amputation in India" (Can Prosthet Orthot J 2024;7(1):5. https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v7i1.44002 CORRIGENDUMINVISIBLE ST...

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RESPONSE TO THE LETTER TO THE EDITOR REGARDING "HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF MICROPROCESSOR AND NON-MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED PROSTHETIC KNEES"

We responded to comments by Brüggenjürgen et al. (https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v8i2.46339) regarding our study on cost-effectiveness of different prosthesis types (https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v8i2.45823). We explained why small effect differences...