Review of research on prosthetic devices for lower extremity amputation

Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 379-438

  Collins, Diane M ^a,b   Karmarkar, Amol ^a,b   Relich, Rick ^c   Pasquina, Paul F ^d   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Union Orthotics and Prosthetics   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Gait; Lower limb; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

GAIT ANALYSIS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SURGERY;

AMPUTATION; LIMBS; PROSTHETIC KNEES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS;

BIOENERGY; BONE REGENERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEMUR; FOOT; GAIT; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; KNEE; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MATERIALS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROPROCESSOR; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; STANDARD; TIBIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT;

EID: 33846676145     PISSN: 0278940X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevBiomedEng.v34.i5.20     Document Type: Review

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