Walking and running inter-limb asymmetry for paralympic trans-femoral amputees, a biomechanical analysis

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-47

  Burkett, Brendan ^a   Smeathers, J ^a   Barker, T ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAME; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RUNNING; TRAINING; VELOCITY; WALKING;

EID: 0037843334     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093640309167975     Document Type: Article

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