Peg legs and bionic limbs: The development of lower extremity prosthetics

Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-148

  Gutfleisch, Oliver ^a  

^a IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTHETIC DEVICES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS;

EID: 0344084429     PISSN: 03080188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/030801803225010368     Document Type: Review

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