The mechanics of landing when stepping down in unilateral lower-limb amputees

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-193

  Jones, S F ^a   Twigg, P C ^a   Scally, A J ^a   Buckley, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputee: lower limb; Locomotion; Prosthesis; Stair ambulation; Stepping

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DATA MINING; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MOTION CONTROL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROSTHETICS;

AMPUTEE: LOWER-LIMB; LOCOMOTION; PROSTHESIS; STAIR AMBULATION; STEPPING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE;

EID: 29344454879     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.09.015     Document Type: Article

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