Effects of alignment on interface pressure for transtibial amputee during walking

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 339-343

  Jia, Xiaohong ^a   Suo, Shuangfu ^a   Meng, Fan ^a   Wang, Rencheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

alignment; Interface pressure; transtibial amputation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; DISABLED PERSON; GAIT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIMB PROSTHESIS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS; TIBIA; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PRESSURE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TIBIA; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 63449094465     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100802044634     Document Type: Article

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