10 Evaluation of Socket Fit

1. Before donning the socket

Condition of the residual limb

• If relevant, changes in skin, shape, muscle tone, soft tissue, bony/sensitive areas since the last visit.
• Limb circumferences (use table format)
• Skin condition
  • Prior to fitting:
  • After fitting:

2. Don socket, then check

Socket fit

• Trimlines
• Elbow joint ROM (with and without socket)
• Stability and load testing (stability against frontal, sagittal, transverse plane movements) forces and counter forces and relief over bony areas
• # sock ply or padding adding (current and optimum)
• Socket Comfort Scale = ?/10. (Include pts perspectives here even though this is S.)

3. Check length and alignment

Revisit functional goals/purpose of prosthesis