Developing an Evidence Based Approach to Address Functional Level Changes in Persons Following Amputation

The current standard in classifying activity levels in people living with lower limb amputation (LLA) is the Medicare Functional Classification Levels (K-Level). Current evidence of prosthetic use is largely based on survey-based questionnaires rather than objective data.1 The purpose of this study is to incorporate the use of research-grade ambulatory activity monitors to collect objective functional mobility data to assess improvements in function throughout the rehabilitation course and to improve prosthetic prescription.