Amputee locomotion: Lower extremity loading using running-specific prostheses

Gait and Posture

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 386-390

  Hobara, Hiroaki ^a,b   Baum, Brian S ^b   Kwon, Hyun Joon ^b   Linberg, Alison ^c   Wolf, Erik J ^c   Miller, Ross H ^b   Shim, Jae Kun ^b,d  

^a JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amputees; Ground reaction forces; Impact peak; Loading rate; Running

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FORCE; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG INJURY; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG PROSTHESIS; LOADING TEST; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; VELOCITY;

AMPUTEES; GROUND REACTION FORCES; IMPACT PEAK; LOADING RATE; RUNNING;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RUNNING; SPORTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888301514     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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