Effect of prosthetic ankle units on the gait of persons with bilateral trans-femoral amputations

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-126

  McNealy, Lexyne L ^a,b   Gard, Steven A ^a,b,c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral trans femoral amputee; Gait; Kinematics; Kinetics; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG MALFORMATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; STANDING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANKLE JOINT; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 40749144899     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699200701847244     Document Type: Article

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