Static versus dynamic prosthetic weight bearing in elderly trans-tibial amputees

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 100-106

  Jones, M E ^a   Steel, J R ^b   Bashford, G M ^a   Davidson, I R ^a  

^a Port Kembla Campus   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; PROSTHESIS; RATING SCALE; TIBIA; TRAINING; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0030855751     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093649709164537     Document Type: Article

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