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The aim of this study was to assess the number of consecutive steps and walking bouts in persons with a lower limb amputation, using an accelerometer sensor. The number of consecutive steps was related to their SIGAM mobility grade and to the consecutive steps of age-matched controls in daily life. Twenty subjects with a lower limb amputation and ten age-matched controls participated in the experiment for two consecutive days, in their own environment. Maximal number of consecutive steps and walking bouts were obtained by two accelerometers in the left and right trouser pocket, and one accelerometer on the sternum. In addition, the SIGAM mobility grade was determined and the 10 m walking test (10 MWT) was performed. The maximal number of consecutive steps and walking bouts were significantly smaller in persons with a lower limb amputation, compared to the control group (p &lt; 0.001). Only 4 of the 20 persons with a lower limb amputation had a maximal number of consecutive steps in the range of the control group. Although the maximal covered distance was moderately correlated with the SIGAM mobility grade in participants with an amputation (r = 0.61), for 6 of them, the SIGAM mobility grade did not match with the maximal covered distance. The current study indicated that mobility was highly affected in most persons with an amputation and that the SIGAM mobility grade did not reflect what persons with a lower limb amputation actually do in daily life. Therefore, objective assessment of the maximal number of consecutive steps of maximal covered distance is recommended for clinical treatment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s20236770","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,26]],"date-time":"2020-11-26T22:00:33Z","timestamp":1606428033000},"page":"6770","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Maximal Walking Distance in Persons with a Lower Limb Amputation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Cheriel J.","family":"Hofstad","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Research &amp; Innovation, Sint Maartenskliniek, 6500 GM Nijmegen, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kim T.J.","family":"Bongers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Research &amp; Innovation, Sint Maartenskliniek, 6500 GM Nijmegen, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Didden","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Research &amp; Innovation, Sint Maartenskliniek, 6500 GM Nijmegen, The Netherlands"},{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Tolbrug, 5223 GZ Den Bosch, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ren\u00e9 F.","family":"van Ee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Sint Maartenskliniek, 6500 GM Nijmegen, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"No\u00ebl L.W.","family":"Keijsers","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Research &amp; Innovation, Sint Maartenskliniek, 6500 GM Nijmegen, The Netherlands"},{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"155","article-title":"Issues of importance reported by persons with lower limb amputations and prostheses","volume":"36","author":"Legro","year":"1999","journal-title":"J. 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