An instrument for monitoring stump oedema and shrinkage in amputees

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A new system for measuring the cross-sectional area profiles of amputation stumps and whole limbs has been designed at the Amputee Research Centre. The instrument consists of a cylindrical tank supported on an elevator. The tank is raised to the height of the amputation stump and filled with water. A graph of the cross-sectional area profile of the amputation stump is generated by a mini-computer as the elevator descends. The cross-sectional area (A) is calculated from the expression: where Hw = height of water in the tank This paper describes the instrument, which may find application in many other areas where there is a need to study shape. © 1978, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.

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Fernie, G. R., Holliday, P. J., & Lobb, R. J. (1978). An instrument for monitoring stump oedema and shrinkage in amputees. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 2(2), 69–72. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093647809177770

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