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The \u2018Mobility\u2019 (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.051) and \u2018Use\u2019 scores (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.146) of the Q-TFA, the EQ-5D-3L index (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.723), and EQ-5D visual analog scale (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.497) showed no significant differences between groups.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Patients with osseointegration experienced less prosthesis-associated problems than socket prosthesis users and had a higher prosthesis-associated quality of life when assessed with the Q-TFA. 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