The effects of walking speed and prosthetic ankle adapters on upper extremity dynamics and stability-related parameters in bilateral transtibial amputee gait

Gait and Posture

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 858-863

  Major, Matthew J ^a   Stine, Rebecca L ^a,b   Gard, Steven A ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Center of mass; Gait; Transtibial amputation; Trunk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG AMPUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; TRUNK; WALKING SPEED;

BILATERAL; CENTER-OF-MASS; GAIT; TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTATION; TRUNK;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ANKLE; ARM; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TORSO;

EID: 84884981338     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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