Transducer-based comparisons of the prosthetic feet used by transtibial amputees for different walking activities: A pilot study

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-216

  Neumann, Edward Schreiber ^a   Yalamanchili, Kartheek ^a   Brink, Justin ^a   Lee, Joon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputee; loading response patterns; prosthetic feet; transducer; transtibial; walking activities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSON; FEET PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FOOT; FORCE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TIBIA; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84864440600     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309364612436408     Document Type: Article

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