This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ghoseiri K, Safari MR. Prevalence of heat and perspiration discomfort inside prostheses: Literature review. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(6):XX–XX. Slideshow Project DOI: JRRD JSP Prevalence of heat and perspiration discomfort inside prostheses: Literature review Kamiar Ghoseiri; Mohammad Reza Safari, PhD
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ghoseiri K, Safari MR. Prevalence of heat and perspiration discomfort inside prostheses: Literature review. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(6):XX–XX. Slideshow Project DOI: JRRD JSP Aim – Explore importance of thermal and perspiration discomfort inside prosthetic sockets by providing insight into prevalence of problem. Relevance – Thermal discomfort inside prosthetic sockets: Decreases quality of life and prosthesis use, comfort, and satisfaction. Puts people with amputations at high risk for skin irritations.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ghoseiri K, Safari MR. Prevalence of heat and perspiration discomfort inside prostheses: Literature review. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(6):XX–XX. Slideshow Project DOI: JRRD JSP Method Performed literature search in 2 databases to find relevant articles: – PubMed. – Web of Knowledge (now Web of Science). After considering review criteria and hand- searching reference sections of selected studies, 38 studies were listed for review and data extraction.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ghoseiri K, Safari MR. Prevalence of heat and perspiration discomfort inside prostheses: Literature review. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(6):XX–XX. Slideshow Project DOI: JRRD JSP Results >53% of people with amputation in selected studies experienced heat and/or perspiration discomfort inside their prostheses. Despite great technological advances, current prostheses are unable to resolve this problem.
This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Ghoseiri K, Safari MR. Prevalence of heat and perspiration discomfort inside prostheses: Literature review. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(6):XX–XX. Slideshow Project DOI: JRRD JSP Conclusion More attention must be paid by researchers, clinicians, and manufacturers of prosthetic components to: – Thermal-related biomechanics of soft tissues. – Proper fabrication technique. – Material selection. – Efficient thermoregulatory systems.