Symmetry in External Work (SEW): A novel method of quantifying gait differences between prosthetic feet

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-156

  Agrawal, Vibhor ^a,b   Gailey, Robert ^a   O'Toole, Christopher ^a,b   Gaunaurd, Ignacio ^a   Dowell, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

External mechanical work; Gait kinetics; Gait symmetry; Prosthetic feet comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISABLED PERSON; FOOT ORTHOSIS; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MALE; PROSTHESIS; SYMMETRY IN EXTERNAL WORK; WALKING SPEED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; FOOT; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED;

AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 67650581998     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640902777254     Document Type: Article

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