The influence of energy storage and return foot stiffness on walking mechanics and muscle activity in below-knee amputees

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1025-1032

  Fey, Nicholas P ^a   Klute, Glenn K ^b   Neptune, Richard R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Gait; Prosthetic feet; Transtibial amputee

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; ANKLE ANGLE; BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELASTIC ENERGY STORAGE; FORWARD PROPULSION; GAIT; GAIT PATTERN; GROUND REACTION FORCES; KNEE EXTENSOR; KNEE FLEXION ANGLE; MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; RANGE OF MOTIONS; RECTUS FEMORIS; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; CARBON FIBERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY STORAGE; FLYWHEELS; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PROPULSION; STIFFNESS;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT STIFFNESS; KINEMATICS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MECHANICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

AGED; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING;

EID: 80055084591     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: 18791271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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