Can partial foot prostheses effectively restore foot length?

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-23

  Dillon, Michael ^a,b   Barker, Timothy ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centre of pressure; Foot length; Partial foot; Prostheses; Static force analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISABLED PERSON; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOREFOOT; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; LIMB PROSTHESIS; PRESSURE; STANDING; TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT; TOE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33646832918     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640500467480     Document Type: Article

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