Measurement of knee center alignment trends in a national sample of established users of the Otto Bock C-Leg microprocessor-controlled knee unit

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 72-75

  Willingham, Laura L ^a,b   Buell, Noelle C ^c,d   Allyn, Kate J ^a,b   Hafner, Brian J ^a,b   Smith, Douglas G ^a,e,f  

^a Prosthetics Research Study   (United States)

^b Amputee Coalition of America (ACA)   (United States)

^c Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup   (United States)

^d Olympic Sports Spine Rehab Clin   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment; C Leg; Gait; Gait deviations; LASAR posture device; Transfemoral amputees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROPROCESSOR; PROSTHESIS;

EID: 4143073656     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008526-200407000-00002     Document Type: Article

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