Quantitative assessment of postural stability and balance between persons with lower limb amputation and normal subjects by using dynamic posturography

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-143

  Mohieldin, Ahmed H A ^a   Chidambaram, Ambalavanan ^a   Sabapathivinayagam, Ramar ^a   Al Busairi, Waleed ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

AK amputation; BK amputation; Computariesed dynamic posturography; Lower limb amputation; Postural stability

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ABOVE KNEE AMPUTATION; ABOVE KNEE PROSTHESIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BLAST INJURY; BODY POSTURE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYNAMIC POSTUROGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GANGRENE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY ORGANIZATION TEST; SENSORY SYSTEM EXAMINATION; STABILOGRAPHY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 77954662042     PISSN: 18575749     EISSN: 18575773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2010.0095     Document Type: Article

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