Socket considerations for the patient with a transtibial amputation

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 361, Issue , 1999, Pages 76-84

  Fergason, John ^a,c,d   Smith, Douglas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Burn Center   (United States)

^d Prosthetic Research Study   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LEG AMPUTATION; PATELLA TENDON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032924963     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199904000-00011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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