Apparatus for monitoring load bearing rehabilitation exercises of a transfemoral amputee fitted with an osseointegrated fixation: A proof-of-concept study

Gait and Posture

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 223-228

  Frossard, Laurent ^a,b   Gow, David Lee ^c   Hagberg, Kerstin ^d   Cairns, Nicola ^a   Contoyannis, Bill ^e   Gray, Steven ^f   Brånemark, Richard ^d   Pearcy, Mark ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Monash Governance Research Unit   (Australia)

^f ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Force sensor; Load bearing; Lower limb amputation; Osseointegration; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BONE REGENERATION; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF MONITORING; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSDUCER; WEIGHT BEARING;

AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SOFTWARE; TRANSDUCERS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 74849093657     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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