State-of-the-art research in lower-limb prosthetic biomechanics-socket interface: A review

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-173

  Mak, Arthur F T ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a   Boone, David A ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Amputees; Biomechanics; Computational biomechanics; Interface; Interface pressure measurement; Interface shear measurement; Mechanics; Prosthetics; Socket design; Tissue mechanics; Tissue responses and adaptation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; TISSUE; VISUALIZATION;

SOCKET FITTING;

BIOMECHANICS;

BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEG PROSTHESIS; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; STRESS; TECHNOLOGY; WEIGHT BEARING;

AMPUTATION STUMPS; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FRICTION; HUMANS; LEG; PRESSURE;

EID: 0035704643     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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