Mechanical testing of prosthetic feet utilized in low-income countries according to ISO-10328 standard

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-206

  Jensen, J Steen ^a   Treichl, Henning B ^a  

^a ISPO   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Foot failure; ISO testing; Low income countries; Mechanical testing; Prosthetic foot

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYURETHAN; RUBBER;

ANGOLA; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABLED PERSON; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT ORTHOSIS; FOREFOOT; HEEL; HUMIDITY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; MOZAMBIQUE; MYANMAR; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SIMULATION; STANDARD; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

AMPUTEES; BIOMECHANICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOT; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INCOME; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RUBBER; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 34249816805     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640701210986     Document Type: Article

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