Real-time subject-specific analyses of dynamic internal tissue loads in the residual limb of transtibial amputees

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 312-323

  Portnoy, Sigal ^a   van Haare, Judith ^b   Geers, Richard P J ^d   Kristal, Anat ^c   Siev Ner, Itzhak ^c   Seelen, Henk A M ^b,d   Oomens, Cees W J ^e   Gefen, Amit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d Adelante Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^e EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deep tissue injury; Pressure ulcer; Prosthesis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL SETTINGS; COMPLEX TERRAINS; DEEP TISSUE INJURY; INTERNAL TISSUES; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE FLAP; PRESSURE ULCERS; PROSTHETIC SOCKETS; RESIDUAL LIMB; RMS STRESS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE; SOFT TISSUE; SUB-GROUPS; SUBJECT-SPECIFIC; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; DISEASES; MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PROSTHETICS; TENSORS;

STRESSES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP TISSUE INJURY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MUSCLE FLAP; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIA; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; WALKING; AGED; ALGORITHM; AMPUTATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABLED PERSON; ELASTICITY; INJURY; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIBIA; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952488470     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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