Synthesis of a cycloidal mechanism of the prosthetic ankle

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 159-171

  Pitkin, Mark R ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Physical Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTHESIS;

ANKLE JOINT; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KINETICS; LEG; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 0030447794     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093649609164438     Document Type: Article

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