System to assess amputee patient function

A system for assessing the activity level of prescribing the components of a prosthesis to a lower limb amputee, comprising:

• a pedometer comprising a sensor to determine a step, a clock to keep track of the time period that the pedometer is recording steps and a memory to record the steps and time;
• a user computer connected to a network in communication with a server computer, wherein the user computer comprises a local functional assessment tool that configures the pedometer to record step data and receives recorded step data from the pedometer;
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• a server computer in communication with the user computer through a communication network, wherein the server computer comprises a remote functional assessment tool that receives the step data from the user computer and processes the data to provide a value determinative of a functional ability of the amputee, wherein the value of the functional ability is an average derived from a value representing cadence variability, a value representing potential to ambulate, a value representing ambulation requirement, and a value representing a clinical observation.