Interlimb symmetry of traumatic unilateral transtibial amputees wearing two different prosthetic feet in the early rehabilitation stage

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 581-589

  Marinakis, George N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gait symmetry; Prosthetic feet; Transtibial amputees; Traumatic amputees

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT ANALYSIS; PROSTHETICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURGERY;

PROSTHETIC FEET; SAGITTAL PLANE; SPATIAL PARAMETERS; WALKING SPEEDS;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIA; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; WALKING;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; FOOT; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TIBIA;

EID: 4644239961     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2003.04.0049     Document Type: Article

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