The thermal conductivity of prosthetic sockets and liners

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 292-299

  Klute, G K ^a,b   Rowe, G I ^a,b   Mamishev, A V ^b   Ledoux, W R ^a,b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputees; Liners; Sockets; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; HEAT TRANSFER; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOREGULATION;

AMPUTEES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 35848943288     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640601042554     Document Type: Article

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