Assessment of the effects of carbon fiber and bionic foot during overground and treadmill walking in transtibial amputees

Gait and Posture

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 876-882

  Delussu, Anna Sofia ^a   Brunelli, Stefano ^a   Paradisi, Francesco ^a   Iosa, Marco ^a   Pellegrini, Roberto ^b   Zenardi, Daniele ^b   Traballesi, Marco ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b Officine Ortopediche ITOP   (Italy)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Gait; Lower limb amputation; Oxygen consumption; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; NICOTINIC ACID; POLYURETHAN; STYRENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIONIC FOOT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARBON FIBER FOOT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; ENERGY COST; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OXYGEN ANALYZER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; TREADMILL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EFFICIENCY; GAIT; LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; CARBON; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884978527     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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