Comparison of the Power Knee and C-Leg during step-up and sit-to-stand tasks

Gait and Posture

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 397-402

  Wolf, Erik J ^a   Everding, Vanessa Q ^a   Linberg, Alison A ^a   Czerniecki, Joseph M ^b,c,d   Gambel, COL Jeffrey M ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Biomechanics; Kinetics; Power; Prosthesis; Transfemoral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AMPUTATION; BIOMECHANICS; KINETICS; POWER; PROSTHESIS; TRANSFEMORAL;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOVEMENT; PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880964031     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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