Trans-tibial amputee gait adaptations as a result of prosthetic inertial manipulation

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 383-386

  Hillery, Siobhan C ^b   Wallace, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0034093899     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096382800296647     Document Type: Article

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