Adaptation strategies of the lower extremities of patients with a transtibial or transfemoral amputation during level walking: A systematic review

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1311-1325

  Prinsen, Erik C ^a,b   Nederhand, Marc J ^a,c   Rietman, Johan S ^a,c,d  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre Het Roessingh   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amputation; Kinetics; Rehabilitation; Review publication type

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANKLE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; FEMUR; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG AMPUTATION; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; TIBIA; WALKING;

EID: 79961032929     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.01.017     Document Type: Review

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