Stump/socket pressure profiles of the pressure cast prosthetic socket

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-243

  Goh, J C H ^a   Lee, P V S ^a   Chong, S Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Pressure; Socket; Stump; Transtibial amputees

Indexed keywords

GAIT ANALYSIS; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; PROSTHETICS; TISSUE;

PRESSURE CASTING SYSTEM;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; GAIT; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MALE; PRESSURE; PRESSURE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; STANDING; TRANSDUCER; WALKING;

EID: 0037336866     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(02)00206-1     Document Type: Article

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