Characterisation of prosthetic feet used in low-income countries

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 132-140

  Sam, M ^a   Hansen, Andrew H ^b,d   Childress, D S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NW Univ Feinberg School Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; HEEL; HUMAN; LEG PROSTHESIS; LOADING TEST; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; WALKING;

EID: 4444337258     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640408726698     Document Type: Article

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