Consistency and accuracy of measurement of lower-limb amputee anthropometrics

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-140

  Geil, Mark D ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputee; Anthropometry; Measurement; Outcomes; Prosthesis adjustment; Prosthesis fitting; Prosthetics; Rehabilitation; Residual limb; VAPC

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ERRORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORTHOTICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PROSTHETICS; RELIABILITY;

ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT; ANTHROPOMETRICS; LINEAR MEASUREMENTS; LOWER-LIMB APMUTEES;

ANTHROPOMETRY;

ACCURACY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORTHOTICS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TIBIA SHAFT;

ADULT; AMPUTEES; ANTHROPOMETRY; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PROSTHESIS FITTING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 20444482498     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.05.0054     Document Type: Article

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