Amputee locomotion: Spring-like leg behavior and stiffness regulation using running-specific prostheses
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biomechanics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0021-9290
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.07.009