Effects of alignment changes on stance phase pressures and shear stresses on transtibial amputees: Measurements from 13 transducer sites

IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-31

  Sanders, J E ^a   Bell, D M ^a   Okumura, R M ^a   Dralle, A J ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Below knee amputees; Interface stress; Pressure and shear stress; Prosthetic Alignment; Prosthetics

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHEAR STRESS; TISSUE;

BELOW KNEE AMPUTEES; INTERFACES STRESS; PROSTHETIC ALIGNMENT; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; PATELLA TENDON; PATELLA TENDON BEARING PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; TIBIA; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0032033824     PISSN: 10636528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/86.662617     Document Type: Article

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