A reciprocal walking orthosis hip joint for young paediatric patients with a variety of pathological conditions

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-52

  Woolam, P J ^a   Lomas, B ^b   Stallard, J ^a  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Commercial Brow ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXIS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIP; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE; LOWER LEG; ORTHOSIS; PARAPLEGIA; TORQUE; WALKING;

EID: 0035020706     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640108726568     Document Type: Article

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