Prosthetics Research Study

During the mid-1990's, PRS produced two interactive, multimedia CD's: The management of lower-extremity amputations (MLEA) and visual interactive prosthetics (VIP).

The Management of Lower-Extremity Amputations

This is a multi-media translation of the classic "The
Management of Lower-Extremity Amputations: Surgery, Immediate Postsurgical Prosthetic Fitting, Patient Care" written by PRS founder Dr. Ernest Burgess. It includes all the images and text as well as two additional movies.

The text is available in pdf format here.

Visual Interactive Prosthetics (VIP)

PRS created an interactive multimedia training program for rehabilitation professionals to teach visual analysis of transfemoral (above-knee) amputee gait and its correlation to prosthetic alignment.The program uses digitized film clips of the most common gait deviations (e.g. vaulting, circumduction). With the intuitive interface the user can try various alignments and see which gait is produced. Conversely, the user can choose a gait deviation and see what the possible problems are with the prosthetic alignment. There is also a challenge mode in which the user is asked to identify a randomly selected mode of gait, diagnose the possible problems causing this gait and make the proper corrections to the alignment of the simulated prosthesis.

These software titles are compatible with Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers, but require the installation of a previous version of Apple Quicktime (included on the CD). The minimum requirements are detailed below:

Apple Macintosh:

25 MHz 68030 (Mac II Si or faster)
5MB RAM free
2MB Hard Disk free
640x480 resolution monitor, 256 color
OS System 7.x
Double Speed CD-ROM (300 KB)

PC Compatible:

Fast 486DX2 or 486DX4
8MB RAM
5 MB Hard Disk free
640x480 resolution monitor, 256 colors
Windows 3.x or Windows9x
Sound Card
Double Speed CD-ROM (300 KB)

Note: these software products have reached their end-of-life and are no longer available for sale. If you have special requests for either CD, you may contact us at info@prs-research.org