Below Knee Socket Design

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Traditional below-knee socket design that puts weight on the patellar tendon and pressure-tolerant areas while relieving sensitive areas.

Features:

• Total contact with selective loading
• Medial brim higher than lateral brim
• Common for conventional prostheses
• Good stability for basic activity users

Modern socket design that distributes pressure evenly across the entire residual limb.

Features:

• Even pressure distribution
• Usually used with silicone liners
• Improved comfort and suspension
• Lightweight and more anatomical fit

Socket extending above femoral condyles and patella for maximum stability.

Features:

• Excellent knee stability
• Helps control genu recurvatum
• Good for weak knee musculature
• Common in pediatric and neurological cases