Kinematic gait adaptations in unilateral transtibial amputees during rehabilitation

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-147

  Barnett, Cleveland ^a   Vanicek, Natalie ^a   Polman, Remco ^b   Hancock, Amanda ^c   Brown, Barbara ^c   Smith, Lynne ^c   Chetter, Ian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputee; Biomechanics of prosthetic orthotic devices; Early Walking Aid (EWA); Gait; Gait analysis; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation of amputees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GAIT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIP; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; LEG; LIMB PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTEES; ANKLE JOINT; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WALKING;

EID: 67650621847     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03093640902751762     Document Type: Article

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