Functional gait analysis of trans-femoral amputees using two different single-axis prosthetic knees with hydraulic swing-phase control: Kinematic and kinetic comparison of two prosthetic knees

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-218

  Sapin, E ^a   Goujon, H ^a   de Almeida, F ^a   Fode, P ^b   Lavaste, F ^a,b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉCANIQUE   (France)

^b Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur l'Appareillage des Handicapes   (France)

Author keywords

Foot clearance; Functional gait analysis; Knee joints; Trans femoral amputee

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDING; TRUNK; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AMPUTEES; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; GAIT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING;

EID: 46749105574     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640802016639     Document Type: Article

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