Effects of prosthetic foot forefoot flexibility on gait of unilateral transtibial prosthesis users

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 899-910

  Klodd, Elizabeth ^a   Hansen, Andrew ^b,c   Fatone, Stefania ^c   Edwards, Mark ^c,d  

^a Liberating Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Amputee; Artificial limb; Foot; Gait; Leg; Lower limb; Prosthesis; Rehabilitation; Walking

Indexed keywords

AMBULATION; AMPUTEE; FOOT; GAIT; LEG; LOWER LIMB; PROSTHESIS; REHABILITATION; WALKING;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCE; FOREFOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STANDING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOREFOOT, HUMAN; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLIABILITY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; TIBIA; WALKING;

EID: 78650531526     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2009.10.0166     Document Type: Article

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