Outdoor dynamic subject-specific evaluation of internal stresses in the residual limb: Hydraulic energy-stored prosthetic foot compared to conventional energy-stored prosthetic feet

Gait and Posture

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-125

  Portnoy, Sigal ^a   Kristal, Anat ^b   Gefen, Amit ^a   Siev Ner, Itzhak ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Deep tissue injury; ECHELON; Foot ankle mechanism; Pressure ulcer; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVENTIONAL ENERGY STORED PROSTHETIC FOOT; DECUBITUS; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; HYDRAULIC ENERGY STORED PROSTHETIC FOOT; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INJURY; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; WALKING;

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMPS; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84855980433     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.08.021     Document Type: Article

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