The effect of prosthesis alignment on the symmetry of gait in subjects with unilateral transtibial amputation

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 114-128

  Chow, Daniel H K ^a   Holmes, Andrew D ^a   Lee, Christina K L ^a   Sin, S W ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alignment; Gait; Prosthesis; Symmetry; Trans tibial

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TIBIA;

EID: 33748990077     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640600568617     Document Type: Article

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