Monitoring of the load regime applied on the osseointegrated fixation of a trans-femoral amputee: A tool for evidence-based practice

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-78

  Frossard, Laurent ^a   Stevenson, Nathan ^a   Smeathers, James ^a   Häggström, Eva ^b   Hagberg, Kerstin ^b   Sullivan, John ^c   Ewins, David ^c   Gow, David Lee ^d   Gray, Steven ^e   Brånemark, Rickard ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

^e ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Evidence based practice; Force sensor; Lower limb amputation; Osseointegration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE REGENERATION; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; GAIT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 40749084856     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640701676319     Document Type: Article

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