Significance of non-level walking on transtibial prosthesis fitting with particular reference to the effects of anterior-posterior alignment

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Sin, S W ^a,b   Chow, Daniel H K ^a,b   Cheng, Jack C Y ^a,c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Non level walking; Prosthesis alignment; Prosthesis fitting; Transtibial amputation

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; WALKING AIDS;

PROSTHESIS FITTING;

PROSTHETICS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TIBIA; WALKING;

EID: 0035704786     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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2. Alignment of lower-limb prostheses
3. A new alignment jig for quantification and prescription of three-dimensional alignment for the patellar-tendon-bearing trans-tibial prosthesis
4. The assessment and description of amputee activity
5. Measurement of prosthetic alignment