The lower extremity ambulation feedback system for analysis of gait asymmetries: Preliminary design and validation results

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-36

  Bamberg, Stacy J Morris ^a   Carson, Randy J ^b   Stoddard, Gregory ^b   Dyer, Philip S ^a   Webster, Joseph B ^c  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Feedback; Force sensing; Gait analysis; Gait asymmetry; Lower limb prosthetic

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149165606     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPO.0b013e3181ccc065     Document Type: Article

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