A rate-controlled indentor for in vivo analysis of residual limb tissues

IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-20

  Pathak, A P ^a   Silver Thorn, M B ^a   Thierfelder, C A ^a   Prieto, T E ^a  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOMECHANICS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; TESTING; TISSUE;

RATE CONTROLLED INDENTOR; RESIDUAL LIMB TISSUES; TISSUE INDENTATION;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; CONTROL SYSTEM; ELASTICITY; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIMB AMPUTATION; LOADING TEST; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032033846     PISSN: 10636528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/86.662616     Document Type: Review

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