Lower limb kinematic and kinetic differences between transtibial amputee fallers and non-fallers

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-410

  Vanicek, Natalie ^a   Strike, Siobhan Catherine ^b   McNaughton, Lars ^a   Polman, Remco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biomechanics; falls; Gait; stairs; transtibial amputee

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FALL RISK; FALLING; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG PROSTHESIS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION; STAIR ASCENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEE; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; JOINTS; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIBIA; WALKING;

EID: 78649305458     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093646.2010.480964     Document Type: Article

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