Effects of orthopaedic immobilization of the right lower limb on driving performance: An experimental study during simulated driving by healthy volunteers

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2860-2866

  Tremblay, Marc André ^a   Corriveau, Hélène ^b   Boissy, Patrick ^b   Smeesters, Cécile ^b   Hamel, Mathieu ^b   Murray, Jean Christophe ^a   Cabana, François ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRCAST WALKER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; VOLUNTEER; WALKING AID; BIOMECHANICS; CAR DRIVING; EXERCISE; FRACTURE FIXATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; REACTION TIME; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73349103779     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01633     Document Type: Article

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