Functional stability of transfemoral amputee gait using the 3R80 and total knee 2000 prosthetic knee units

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-31

  Silver Thorn, M Barbara ^a,b   Glaister, Christine L ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Prostheses; Prosthetic knee units; Transfemoral amputee

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449118008     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPO.0b013e318195b917     Document Type: Article

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