Mechanical characterization of prosthetic feet using a prosthetic foot loading apparatus

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 3, Issue , 2000, Pages 1968-1971

  Sam, Michel ^a   Hansen, Andrew H ^b   Childress, Dudley S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic testing; Foot loading; Prosthetic feet; Prosthetic foot mechanics; Roll over shapes

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DESIGN;

DYNAMIC TESTING; FOOT LOADING; PROSTHETIC FEET; PROSTHETIC FOOT LOADING APPARATUS; ROLL OVER SHAPE;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS;

EID: 0034442686     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900479     Document Type: Article

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2. A. H. Hansen Influence of Prosthetic Foot Mechanics on Alignment of Trans-tibial Prostheses 1998 Northwestern University IL, Evanston
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