Modelling the effect of prosthetic feet and shoes on the heel-ground contact force in amputee gait

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-182

  Klute, G K ^a,b   Berge, J S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Artificial limbs; Biomechanics; Prosthetics; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOELASTICITY;

AMPUTATION; FOOTWEAR; GROUND REACTION FORCE; PROSTHETIC FEET;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DISABLED PERSON; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; FOOT; GAIT; HEEL; HUMAN; LEG; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOE; VALIDATION STUDY; VISCOSITY;

AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOOT; GAIT; HEEL; HUMANS; LEG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 4043104028     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441104323118897     Document Type: Article

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