Organized Session

Evidence based clinical practice guidelines and novel approaches to transfemoral (AK) socket interface design

Session Leader(s)

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  Jason Kahle, MSMS, L/CPO, FAAOP

  Chief Technology and Research Officer
  OP Solutions
  Tampa, Florida, United States

Our profession is inundated with an emphasis on evidence and outcomes. While a good starting point for understanding clinical practice guidelines, clinical translation and application are more allusive regarding above the knee socket interface design. The ultimate goal is to improve the Patient’s quality of life; comfort, wearability, function, and effectiveness. This presentation will provide specific examples of how evidence-based decision making can be applied to clinical practice and simultaneously enable the clinician to understand there is creative freedom in the clinical choices they provide their patients. There is no evidence based “gold standard” for socket interface design or technique. This presentation will emphasize the primary importance of clinical translation.