Biomechanics and physiological parameters during gait in lower-limb amputees: A systematic review

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 511-526

  Sagawa, Yoshimasa ^a,b,c   Turcot, Katia ^f   Armand, Stéphane ^f   Thevenon, Andre ^b,d,e   Vuillerme, Nicolas ^g,h   Watelain, Eric ^a,b,c,i  

^a LAMIH   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Laboratory of Human Movement Studies   (France)

^f GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^g UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^h RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Amputee; Biomechanics; Gait; Lower limb; Physiological; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISABLED PERSON; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AMPUTEES; ANKLE JOINT; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING;

EID: 79955135259     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.02.003     Document Type: Review

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