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In the last fifteen years the issue of prosthetic members in amputee has been heavily employed by health professionals. Prosthetics is a field of science, in biomechanics, which includes research and analysis of the human system (muscles, skeletons, and nervous systems), with the aim of contributing to the biomedical field. The physiotherapist is an integral part of the clinical team (doctors, physiotherapists, physiotherapists, nurses) and deals with the measurement and adjustment of an artificial limb. The physiotherapist plays have a key role in the proper rehabilitation of the amputee while learning the gait and functionality of the amputee. Success in rehabilitation is considered to ensure the social well-being of patients by providing the services required. The purpose of this literature review is to investigate and compare the biomechanical, kinematic and kinetics of amputee athletes compared to non-amputee athletes. Greek and international scientific literature has been used mainly over the last decade and references have been collected from highly accredited Greek and international organizations (IPC, ISPO, WHO, AOPA, Amputation Foundation,).