Stair ambulation in persons with transtibial amputation: An analysis of the Seattle LightFoot(TM)

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-18

  Powers, Christopher M ^a   Boyd, Lara A ^a   Torburn, Leslie ^a   Perry, Jacquelin ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

amputation; gait; prosthetics

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MICROELECTRODES; MUSCLE; PROSTHETICS; TISSUE;

SEATTLE LIGHTFOOT; STAIR AMBULATION; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOOT AMPUTATION; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG MOVEMENT; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNICAL AID; TIBIA SHAFT;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0031013320     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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