Prostheses for persons with lower-limb amputations: An extra joint increases range of motion

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 854-856

  Short, Christine A ^a,b   O'Connell, Colleen M ^a   Lee Kirby, R ^a   De Saint Sardos, Jean J ^a   Reid, Charles A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Nova Scotia Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY;

EID: 0032993054     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90239-3     Document Type: Article

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