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There is an ongoing concern in lower limb prosthetic rehabilitation with
underuse and nonuse of prosthetic technology. The aim of this study was to gather
expert opinion on the most important outcomes, predictors and facilitators of
lower limb prosthetic prescription and use, with a long-term goal of improving
satisfaction with prosthetic technology. METHOD: An electronic Delphi study was
conducted using an expert panel of 21 service providers and users and was
undertaken over three iterations. RESULTS: The process resulted in the
identification of 13 outcomes, 19 predictor and 34 facilitator factors.
CONCLUSIONS: Psychosocial factors related to service provision and prosthetic use
have not been widely recognized or incorporated into clinical practice. We
highlight the need for creating standardized measures tha[Box: see text].

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