Orientador: Maria Salete de Angelis Nascimento / Banca: Sérgio Serrano / Banca: José HumbertoTavares Fregnani / Resumo: O aumento considerável de pessoas no mundo acometidas por câncer, associado ao prolongamento da vida, em decorrência das avançadas tecnologias utilizadas no tratamento, reforça a importância de se utilizar a qualidade de vida como uma medida importante dos tratamentos realizados. Para os pacientes com câncer de reto, com tumores muito próximos aos esfíncteres anais ou envolvendo essas estruturas, a amputação abdominoperineal do reto continua sendo o principal tratamento. Como alternativa à colostomia abdominal para pacientes selecionados, a colostomia perineal, segundo a técnica de Alcino Lázaro, tem sido empregada com resultados satisfatórios. No entanto, esses pacientes terão que realizar a auto irrigação para o resto da vida, garantindo a continência intestinal. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as complicações cirúrgicas e a qualidade de vida dos pacientes submetidos à amputação abdominoperineal do reto com colostomia abdominal, ou com colostomia perineal que se auto irrigam, seguindo um novo método de irrigação e avaliar a eficácia desse novo método. Foi realizado um estudo transversal, após aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa do Hospital do Câncer de Barretos, entre junho de 2009 a novembro de 2009. A qualidade de vida foi avaliada utilizando dois questionários desenvolvidos pela European Organization for Research and Treatment of Câncer (EORTC), sendo um específico para câncer (EORTC QLQ-C30) e outro específico para câncer de reto (EORTC QLQ-CR38). Um total de 38 pacientes foram incluídos, sendo 21 com colostomia perineal e 17 com colostomia abdominal. Em relação às características sócio demográficas, clínicas e terapêuticas, os grupos foram semelhantes no que diz respeito à idade, sexo, cor, estado civil, escolaridade, renda, ocupação, estádio clínico,... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The considerable increase of people in the world suffer from cancer, associated with prolongation of the life in result of the advanced technologies used in the treatment, reinforces the importance of using quality of life as an important measure of the carried through treatments. For patients with rectal cancer, with tumors very close to the anal sphincter or involving these structures, amputation abdominoperineal of the rectum continues being the main treatment. As an alternative to abdominal colostomy for selected patients, a perineal colostomy, using the technique of Alcino Lázaro, has been used with satisfactory results. However, these patients will have to perform self-irrigation for the rest of your life, guaranteed bowel continence. The aim of this study to evaluate the surgical complications and the quality of life of patients who underwent the abdominoperineal amputation of the rectum and either had an abdominal colostomy or a perineal colostomy and self-irrigation through a new method of irrigation and evaluate the effectiveness of this new method. After official approval from the Ethics Committee in Research of the Cancer Hospital of Barretos, Brazil, a cross-sectional study with prospective data collection of 38 patients was carried out from June 2009 to November 2009. The quality of life was evaluated through two questionnaires developed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC): one was specific for cancer (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the other one was specific for rectal cancer (EORTC QLQ-CR38). A total of 38 patients were included, 21 with perineal colostomy and 17 with abdominal colostomy. Regarding socio-demographic, clinical and therapeutic characteristics, the groups were similar in age, gender, race, marital status, education, income, occupation, clinical... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

The aim of my extended essay is to evaluate some social aspects after amputations of extremities with children and adults. The work is divided into several parts. In the first theoretical part, the attention is paid to a history of amputations and some indications for an extremity amputation. At the same time, the summary of amputation lines of upper and lower extremities is set up here as well. In this part, there is a list of some indications leading to an amputation of an extremity, too. Besides, here is some theoretical imformation on the comprehensive rehabilitation, especially on therapeutic, social and working one. Some data obtained by evaluating my own research are presented in the practical part of this extended essay. The research was carried out with a quantitative questionnaire method. After the evaluation, all three determined hypotheses were confirmed. Hypothesis No. 1: I suppose the children and adolescents do not feel being seen at a disadvantage after the amputation of an extremity, which is brought by this treatment. Hypothesis No. 2: Women come to terms with the amputation of an extremity psychically worse than men do. Hypothesis No. 3: I suppose the amputation of an upper extremity is a greater handicap than a loss of a lower one, in consideration of one's asserting at the labour market. The practical evaluation contains all the comparisons of the research results with some specialized literature, too. The main contribution of my extended essay is the summarization of the certain points at issue and the facilitation of an easier orientation in a social situation after the amputation of an extremity.

I nuläget finns det begränsat med forskning hur det går för de personer som opererar bort ett öga. Detta kan medföra att ögonsjuksköterskan ger otillräcklig information till patient och anhöriga i samband med att det är aktuellt att bära protes. Därför var det av intresse att undersöka den synrelaterade livskvaliteten hos personer som genomgått en ögonamputation. Syftet var att belysa synrelaterad livskvalitet hos personer som genomgått en ögonamputation och har en ögonprotes. Studien är en tvärsnittsstudie med deskriptiv design. Datainsamlingen omfattade frågeformuläret NEI-VFQ-25 med tilläggsfrågor, där deltagarna var vuxna personer som genomgått en ögonamputation de senaste fem åren. Resultatet visade att deltagarna hade lägre synrelaterad livskvalitet än personer i kontrollgruppen från H70-studien 2014/2015 med och utan påverkan på synförmågan. Mest besvär hade deltagarna med sidoseende och aktiviteter både på nära och långt håll. Resultatet av studien kan ge ögonsjuksköterskan fördjupad kunskap som kan användas i personcentrerad vård som stöd för att uppmuntra personen som genomgått en ögon amputation och att på bästa sätt hantera sin nya livssituation. Forskning omfattande synrelaterad livskvalitet hos samtliga vuxna personer i Sverige som genomgått en ögonamputation och har ögonprotes vore av intresse, eftersom resultatet baseras på en grupp patienter vid en ögonklinik. / At the moment there is little research about the outcome of people who have had an eye surgically removed. This may result in an ophthalmic nurse giving insufficient information to patients and relatives. Therefore, it would be interesting to investigate the vision related quality of life in relation to the eyesight of persons who have undergone an eye amputation. The purpose was to illustrate the vision related quality of life of people who have been subject to an eye amputation and have an eye prothesis. The study is a cross-sectional study with a descriptive design. The data collection was conducted using the questionnaire NEI-VFQ-25 together with supplementary questions which was sent to adults who have undergone an eye amputation in the last five years. The results showed that eye amputees had lower vision-related quality of life than participants in a control group from the H70 study 2014/2015 with and without visual symptoms. The biggest inconvenience for the participants was peripheral vision and both near activities and distance activities. The results of the study can provide the ophthalmic nurse with a deeper knowledge to be used working with personcentered care and provide thourough information to support persons how has went through an eye amputation to manage their new life situation. Further research on eye amputees vision-related quality of life nationally is needed because the result is based on a limited study group.

INTRODUÇÃO: A escala MESS foi um instrumento desenvolvido para auxiliar o cirurgião na decisão entre amputar e preservar o membro inferior gravemente lesado. Neste estudo acompanhamos um grupo de pacientes com fratura exposta dos ossos da perna com MESS >= sete, preditivo para amputação, durante seu tratamento até a sua reabilitação completa. OBJETIVO: O objetivo do estudo foi determinar a relação de sucesso/insucesso funcional nos pacientes com escore MESS >= sete com o membro reconstruído no longo prazo (mínimo de dez anos de seguimento). MÉTODOS: Foram incluídos no estudo, os pacientes com fratura exposta Gustilo IIIB e IIIC dos ossos da perna com critérios de membros inferiores gravemente lesados modificados de Gregory e Bonanni e escore MESS >= sete. Os pacientes foram incluídos no período de 2003-2006. Os pacientes foram avaliados através da Medida de Independência Funcional e escala de incapacidade pela dor. RESULTADOS: Dos 26 pacientes selecionados, foram realizadas amputações em cinco e preservação do membro acometido, após intervenções, em 21 pacientes. Nove pacientes foram reavaliados após mais de 10 anos de seguimento. Destes, sete apresentavam o membro preservado e apenas um teve a reconstrução considerada como falha. Dos pacientes preservados, o paciente com fratura exposta Gustilo IIIC teve a reconstrução considerada falha. As duas amputações também foram consideradas funcionais. CONCLUSÃO: A escala MESS não é um bom instrumento para indicar amputação / INTRODUCTION: The MESS score was designed as a tool to assist the surgeon in deciding between amputate or preserve the severely injured lower limb. In this study we followed patients with severe open fractures of the leg with MESS >= seven, predictive for amputation during their treatment until their complete rehabilitation. OBJETIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the relative success / failure in patients with functional MESS score >= seven with the reconstructed member. METHODS: We included in the study, patients with open fractures Gustilo IIIB and IIIC of the leg with criteria for seriously injured lower limb modified by Gregory and Bonanni and MESS score >= seven. All patients were included from 2003 to 2006. Patients were evaluated through the Functional Independence Measure and Pain Disability Index. RESULTS: From selected 26 patients, five had below knee amputation and 21 after reconstructive procedures got limb salvage. Nine patients were evaluated after 10 years follow-up. Seven of them have the reconstructed limb, only one of these was considered as functional failure. Of the patients with lower limb reconstruction only Gustilo IIIC open fracture has a non-functional member. The two patients with amputation also have functional results. CONCLUSION: MESS is not a proper instrument to indicate amputation

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2017-06-22T14:38:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelledepaularibeiro.pdf: 2385853 bytes, checksum: 5bb0fb2ea70927048b42aca6a6b0a326 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-08-07T19:21:29Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelledepaularibeiro.pdf: 2385853 bytes, checksum: 5bb0fb2ea70927048b42aca6a6b0a326 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-07T19:21:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 marcelledepaularibeiro.pdf: 2385853 bytes, checksum: 5bb0fb2ea70927048b42aca6a6b0a326 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-24 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / INTRODUÇÃO: Em indivíduos com amputação traumática de membros inferiores, o aumento do risco de mortalidade por origem cardiovascular pode ser explicado pelos altos níveis de pressão arterial dessa população. Por outro lado, em diversas doenças, o exercício físico vem sendo adotado como conduta não-medicamentosa para o controle da pressão arterial, visto que uma única sessão de exercício físico aeróbio é capaz de reduzir a resistência vascular periférica e promover, consequentemente, queda significativa dos níveis pressóricos, fenômeno denominado hipotensão pós-exercício. No entanto, não é conhecido se amputados traumáticos apresentam, após uma única sessão de exercício físico, hipotensão pósexercício e se a ocorrência da hipotensão pós-exercício é acompanhada de redução da resistência vascular periférica. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Nove indivíduos do sexo masculino com amputação traumática de membros inferiores participaram desse estudo. O protocolo experimental constou de duas sessões conduzidas em ordem aleatória: uma sessão Controle (repouso) e outra de Exercício Físico (cicloergômetro de membros superiores, 30 minutos, intensidade equivalente à frequência cardíaca do primeiro limiar ventilatório, identificado a partir de teste de esforço submáximo). A pressão arterial clínica (método oscilométrico - DIXTAL® 2023), frequência cardíaca (Polar® RS800cx), fluxo sanguíneo do antebraço e resistência vascular do antebraço (pletismografia de oclusão venosa - Hokanson®), foram medidos antes e após a intervenção em cada sessão. Além disso, a pressão arterial e frequência cardíaca ambulatorial de 24 horas foram medidas após as sessões (CardioMapa®). Para a análise estatística, foi adotado como significativo o valor de p<0,05. RESULTADOS: O exercício físico promoveu redução da pressão arterial sistólica, diastólica e média, quando comparado aos valores pré-exercício e sessão Controle. A redução da pressão arterial foi acompanhada de redução significativa da resistência vascular do antebraço, elevação significativa do fluxo sanguíneo do antebraço e da frequência cardíaca, quando comparado aos valores pré-exercício e sessão Controle. Adicionalmente, o exercício físico resultou em redução significativa da média de 24 horas para pressão arterial sistólica, diastólica e média; redução da média de vigília para a pressão arterial diastólica; redução da média do sono para a pressão arterial sistólica, diastólica e média e; manutenção da frequência cardíaca para as médias de 24 horas, vigília e sono. CONCLUSÃO: Indivíduos com amputação traumática de membros inferiores apresentam, após uma única sessão de exercício físico aeróbio, hipotensão pós-exercício clínica e ambulatorial. A hipotensão pós-exercício clínica foi, pelo menos em parte, justificada pela redução da resistência vascular periférica. / INTRODUCTION: In patients with traumatic lower extremity amputations, the elevated cardiovascular mortality risk can be explained by the elevated blood pressure. However, in several diseases, physical exercise has been adopted as a non-pharmacological therapy to reduce blood pressure, since a single session of aerobic exercise can promote significant reduction in blood pressure, phenomenon called postexercise hypotension. Nevertheless, it is unknown if traumatic amputees presents after a single session of physical exercise, postexercise hypotension and if the occurrence of postexercise hypotension is accompanied by a reduction in peripheral vascular resistance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nine male subjects with traumatic lower extremity amputation participated in this study. The experimental protocol consisted of two sessions conducted in random order: one Control session (rest) and other of Physical Exercise (upper body cycle ergometer, 30 minutes, intensity equivalent to heart rate of the first ventilatory threshold). The clinic blood pressure (oscillometric method - DIXTAL® 2023), heart rate (Polar ® RS800CX), forearm blood flow and forearm vascular resistance (venous occlusion plethysmography - Hokanson®) , were measured before and after intervention in each session. Also, the ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate were measured for 24 hours after the sessions (CardioMapa®).The p<0,05 value was adopted as significant. RESULTS: Exercise induced a reduction in systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure values when compared to pre-exercise and Control session. The blood pressure reduction was accompanied by significant reduction of forearm vascular resistance, significant increase of forearm blood flow and heart rate when compared to pre-exercise values and Control session. In addition, exercise resulted in a significant reduction in 24-hour average for systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure; reduction in awake average for diastolic arterial blood pressure, reduction of asleep average for systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure and; maintenance of heart rate in 24-hours, awake and asleep average. CONCLUSION: Individuals with traumatic lower extremity amputation presents after a single session of aerobic exercise, clinic and ambulatory postexercise hypotension. Clinic postexercise hypotension was justified by a reduction in peripheral vascular resistance.

Aim: The aim of this thesis is to evaluate patients’ satisfaction with prosthetic device and service on lower limb amputations in Danang, Vietnam and to implement comparisons between the subgroups gender, living area, amputation cause and level. Method: A cross-sectional study design was conducted using the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology (QUEST) 2.0 questionnaire to measure patients’ satisfaction. Fifty patients were recruited through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the data collection was performed in the patients own homes with an interpreter. The collected data was statistically analyzed with suitable tests using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Result: The patients were quite satisfied with their prosthetic devices (mean 4.16 SD ± 0.561) and more or less satisfied with their given services (mean 2.83 SD ± 1.213). Significant differences were found between genders regarding the patients’ satisfaction with prosthetic device. There were no significant differences between the remaining subgroups; living area, amputation cause and amputation level. Conclusion: This thesis demonstrates that the patients in Danang appear to be quite satisfied with their prosthetic device, even though they reported problems with the durability of the device. Furthermore, the patients were more or less satisfied with their prosthetic services. The findings in this thesis also reveals that women were less satisfied compared to men regarding the prosthetic device. These conclusions should however be taken with caution, since the reliability and validity was lower than desired and it’s difficult to generalize the results to the population. / Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att evaluera patienters nöjdhet med deras utgivna protes och service på nedre extremitetsamputerade i Danang, Vietnam och att implementera jämförelser mellan subgrupperna kön, bostadsområde, amputations- orsak och nivå. Metod: En cross-sectional studiedesign blev utförd genom användning av Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology (QUEST) 2.0 enkäten för att mäta patienters nöjdhet. Femtio patienter blev rekryterade genom International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) och datainsamlingen blev utförd i patienternas egna hushåll med en tolk. Den insamlade datan blev statistiskt analyserad med lämpliga tester genom användning av Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Resultat: Patienterna var ganska nöjda med deras utgivna proteser (medelvärde 4,16 SD ± 0,561) och mer eller mindre nöjda med deras utgivna service (medelvärde 2,83 SD ± 1,213). Signifikanta skillnader hittades mellan kön gällande patienters nöjdhet med deras utgivna protes. Det fanns inga signifikanta skillnader mellan de resterande subgrupperna; bostadsområde, amputationsorsak och amputationsnivå. Slutsats: Den här studien demonstrerar att patienterna i Danang verkar vara ganska nöjda med deras utgivna proteser, fastän de rapporterade problem med protesens hållbarhet. Dessutom var patienterna mer eller mindre nöjda med deras utgivna service. Fynden i denna studie påvisar också att kvinnorna var mindre nöjda gällande protesen jämfört med männen. Dessa slutsatser skall dock tas med aktsamhet, eftersom reliabiliteten och validiteten blev lägre än önskat och det var svårt att generalisera resultaten till populationen.

Amputation is the total or partial loss of a member, surgically or by trauma, causing physical, psychological and social damage that can cause a reduction of qualify of life. The increased physical activity has been recommended both by its physical effects as psychological and social benefits. However lower limb amputees have lower levels of physical activity, in addition to having features that can change the relationship between quality of life and physical activity. The objective of this study was to determine the factors related to the practice of physical activity and quality of life of subjects lower limb amputees. A cross-sectional study was conducted using a form sociodemographic and clinical, a questionnaire of quality of life, the WHOQOL-BREF, another, the IPAQ, about physical activity, and mobility was evaluated by LCI. For statistical analysis, the Shapiro-Wilk test were used, chi-square, Student t and Mann-Whitney (p <0.05). Within the overall sample physical activity was correlated only with the physical of quality of life. We found also significant differences between the psychological domain and the quality of life overall, when we make compared between genders. To the sample just with amputees prothetizades, we observed a significant difference between the psychological and social domains relationship in relation to the environment domain, this being repeated also among prothetizades amputees considered active. In this research, the physical activity demonstrated to have impact only on the physical domain of quality of life. And on prothetizades the quality of life did not seems to be influenced by the level of physical activity . / O aumento da atividade física tem sido recomendado tanto por seus efeitos físicos quanto por benefícios psicológicos e sociais. Porém indivíduos amputados de membros inferiores apresentam menores níveis de atividade física, além de apresentarem características que podem alterar a relação entre qualidade de vida e atividade física. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar os fatores relacionados a pratica de atividade física e a qualidade de vida de sujeitos amputados em membro inferior. Foi realizado um estudo transversal, utilizando um formulário com questões sociodemográficas e clínicas, um questionário de qualidade de vida o WHOQOL-BREF, de atividade física o IPAQ e a mobilidade foi avaliada através do LCI. Para a análise estatística, foram utilizados os testes de Shapiro-Wilk, qui-quadrado, t student e Mann-Whitney (p < 0.05). Para a amostra total a atividade física apresentou relação apenas com o domínio físico da qualidade de vida. Houve significância também entre o domínio psicológico e o domínio qualidade de vida global na comparação entre os sexos. Para a amostra de protetizados, observamos significância entre os domínios psicológico e relação social em relação ao domínio meio ambiente, isto se repetiu também entre os amputados protetizados considerados ativos. Nesta pesquisa, a atividade física mostrou ter impacto apenas sobre o domínio físico da qualidade de vida em amputados e entre os protetizados a qualidade de vida pareceu não ser influenciada pelo nível de atividade física.

Introducción: El pie diabético se asocia a una alta morbimortalidad siendo la principal causa de amputación no traumática de miembros inferiores. Las amputaciones conllevan a discapacidad, mortalidad prematura y una reducción en calidad de vida en los pacientes diabéticos. Objetivo: Identificar los factores de riesgo para la amputación de pacientes adultos con pie diabético en la primera hospitalización con úlcera pedia en el servicio de endocrinología del Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati durante el periodo 2009 al 2017. Material y Métodos: Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo, observacional, analítico tipo cohorte. Nuestra variable dependiente fue amputación la cual estuvo definida como la amputación primaria registrada en la historia clínica posterior a la primera hospitalización debido a úlcera pedia. Mediante la revisión de historias clínicas, se recopilaron datos sobre factores sociodemográficos, relacionados a diabetes mellitus 2 y valores de laboratorio durante la primera hospitalización por úlcera pedia. Se llevó a cabo un modelo de regresión crudo y ajustado de la familia Poisson con varianza robusta. Se presentó como medida de asociación al riesgo relativo (RR) con su respectivo intervalo de confianza al 95%. Aquellas variables con un p<0,05 en análisis crudo ingresaron al análisis ajustado. Resultados: En total analizamos 163 pacientes con úlcera pedia en su primera hospitalización, el 55.21% fue mayor a 60 años y 70.55% fueron varones. Los amputados fueron 63 participantes. En el análisis ajustado, las variables asociadas a un mayor riesgo de amputación fueron enfermedad arterial periférica (RR=1.57; IC95%: 1.09 - 2.25, p=0.01), Wagner grado IV (RR=4.25; IC 95%: 1.41 - 12.77, p=0.01) y glucosa de admisión>130 mg/dl (RR=2.40; IC 95%: 1.10 - 5.24, p= 0.02). Conclusión: Se reconocen como factores de riesgo para la amputación la enfermedad arterial periférica, el estadio avanzado de la úlcera y los niveles elevados de glucosa. / Backgroud: Diabetic foot may cause significant morbidity and is the main cause of nontraumatic lower extremity amputation. Amputations involves a complex underlying including disability, premature mortality and a reduction in the quality of life.  Objective: To identify the risk factors associated with the amputation of adult patients with diabetic foot in their first hospitalization with diabetic foot ulcer in the endocrinology service of the National Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati during the period 2009 to 2017. Methods: We performed a retrospective, observational, analytical cohort study. Our outcome was amputation which was defined as the primary amputation recorded in the clinical history during hospitalization. Through the review of medical records, data were collected on sociodemographic factors, related to diabetes mellitus 2, related to diabetic foot ulcer and emergency laboratory values. We carried out a crude and adjusted regression model of the Poisson family with robust variance. It was presented as a measure of association to the relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval. Variables presenting p < 0.05 in the crude analysis were selected to enter the adjusted model. Results: In total, 163 patients were diagnosed with diabetic foot ulcer in their first hospitalization, 55.21% were older than 60 years and 70.55% were male. The amputees were 63 participants. The results of the adjusted model showed that peripheral arterial disease (RR=1.57; IC95%: 1.09 - 2.25, p=0.01), Wagner grade IV (RR=4.25; IC 95%: 1.41 - 12.77, p=0.01) and admission plasma glucose>130 mg/dl (RR=2.40; IC 95%: 1.10 - 5.24, p= 0.02) were associated with amputation. Conclusions: The peripheral arterial disease, the advanced stage of the ulcer and high levels of admission plasma glucose are recognized as risk factors for amputation. / Tesis

This work is aiming to the area of biomechanics and deals with the experimental finding of appropriate kinematic ratios of crank mechanism on racing bicycle and transtibial prosthesis of racing cyclists with an assessment of kinematic ratios depending on the overall athletic performance. The primary aim of the work is investigation of the impact of inappropriate existing kinematic ratios of leg prosthesis and crank mechanism on the kinematics and dynamics of top athlete. The work presents experiments that proposes find out appropriate kinematic ratio of the length of kinematic members and possibility to improve overall athletic performance. The measurement is supplemented about cycling analysis of racer realized via cameras tracking system and measuring muscle activity by EMG. The work also includes a description of impact of various factors on cycling.

The subject of this dissertation was the creation of the adapted exercise program for unilateral transfemoral amputees and its verification in practice. The content of this program was chosen based on the practical experience and theoretical background in the field of anatomy, kinesiology, rehabilitation, lower- limb amputations and Motion Capture technologies. The four-month intervention program was designed as an adapted corrective exercise aimed at the major muscle groups influencing the posture, especially the position of the pelvic segment, which is the dominant element in the kinematic chain. The aim of this project was to ascertain whether this intervention can affect the pelvic tilt (in frontal and sagittal plane) of unilateral transfemoral amputees and so improve their quality of life. This was a project based on combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods. The measurement of the size of angles determining the pelvic tilt by Qualisys optoelectronic system was the essence of the quantitative part of the research. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews from persons who completed whole project. This research is by its nature and focus characterized as a set of case reports and as a pilot study, proof of concept respectively. 10 unilateral...