A prosthetic sock configured to accommodate a transtibial amputee's
residuum volume reductions which occur over time and are greater distally
than proximally. It is also applicable to other amputee limbs and other
levels of amputation of the leg and arm. The sock provides better
compensation for the increased distal volume shrinkage and it reduces
discomfort from localized loading on the stump by providing a knitted
thickness that is greater distally and then tapers to a lesser proximal
knitted thickness. A transtibial amputee's residuum is more sensitive to
pressure over the tibial bone and this sock also provides a reduced local
thickness over the tibial crest area which decreases the localized
pressure in this region. Since the sock accommodates the loss of tissue
volume in the distal end of the prosthetic socket, it thereby provides
improved stump stability inside the prosthetic socket and improves
amputee control and stability in walking.