Quantifying the regional load-bearing ability of trans-tibial stumps

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-34

  Zhang, Ming ^a   Lee, Winson C C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Distal end weight bearing; Interface material; Pain; Prosthetics; Stump; Walking duration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBULA; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; PAIN; PATELLA TENDON; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; TIBIA; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION STUMPS; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33646844463     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640500468074     Document Type: Article

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