Physiological cost index (PCI) and walking performance in individuals with transfemoral prostheses compared to healthy controls

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 643-649

  Hagberg, K ^a,b   Haggstrom E ^a,b   Branemark R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lower limb amputation; Physiological cost index; Transfemoral amputation; Walking; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL COST INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; WALKING; WALKING AID; WALKING HABIT SCORE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; WALKING;

EID: 34147156777     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280600902869     Document Type: Article

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