You just found out about Your® Liner and wonder what other people think of it? Or you’ve known about it for a while but don’t know what to expect?
Since June 2021, we’ve given prosthetic technicians the possibility to give feedback about a fitting they just made, through a simple online form — every time they order a renewal liner for the same patient. This article presents the full analysis of that data, collected from June 2021 up to the study’s cut-off in February 2023.
How prosthetists grade Your® Liner
To the question “Grade how satisfied you were with the following aspects of Your® Liner”, 59 feedbacks were provided — and every single one was included in the analysis. Grades run from 1 (not at all satisfied) to 5 (fully satisfied):
Four criteria received outstanding grades, with a median of 5 / 5: fit of the liner (4.7), thickness profile (4.6), lead time (4.5) and service & support (4.9). Workmanship quality (4.4), feel (4.3) and textile aesthetics (4.1) follow close behind — a level of consistency that reflects the attention our team gives every single liner.
What did Your® Liner change for prosthetic users?
Prosthetists whose patient wore a liner from another manufacturer before were also asked: “How did Your® Liner impact the following aspects compared to your patient’s previous liner” — 47 fittings qualified. The scale runs from −2 (much worse) to +2 (much better):
Overall satisfaction — arguably the most important criterion — is where Your® Liner scores +1.8 out of +2, with a median at the maximum grade. Complaints about painful areas improved by +1.6, comfort by +1.5 and skin injuries by +1.3. And in the spirit of honest reporting: on sweating (+0.3) and donning & doffing (+0.4) the impact is minor — no liner wins everywhere.
How the study was run
The questionnaire was deliberately kept short — prosthetists answer on their own time — and its criteria were trimmed down from the Prosthetic Evaluation Questionnaire to the aspects a liner can actually influence. It is not a validated clinical instrument, and feedback given at renewal time naturally reflects successful fittings; the full methodology and limitations are described in the report.
Read the full study report (PDF)
Why not you?
Interested in learning more? Check out our use cases to see more examples of how Your® Liner is used in the field.