A three centre study of the variability of ankle foot orthoses due to fabrication and grade of polypropylene

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-182

  Convery, Peter ^a   Greig, R J ^b   Ross, R S ^c   Sockalingam, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RIGIDITY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 4444238828     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640408726702     Document Type: Article

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