Children with congenital deficiencies or acquired amputations of the lower limbs: Functional aspects

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-27

  Boonstra, Annemarijke M ^a,d   Rijnders, L J M ^b,c   Groothoff, J W ^b   Eisma, W H ^b,c  

^a Revalidarie Friesland Rehab Centre   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre Breda   (Netherlands)

^d Revalidatie Friesland Rehab Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM AMPUTATION; ARM MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB DEFECT; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHANTOM PAIN; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 0034055219     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640008726518     Document Type: Article

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