Short and longer term changes in amputee walking patterns due to increased prosthesis inertia

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 114-123

  Smith, Jeremy D ^a   Martin, Philip E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gait; inertia manipulation; prosthesis design; rehabilitation; symmetry

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960377346     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPO.0b013e3182248d90     Document Type: Article

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