Lower limb intersegmental forces for below-knee amputee children during standing
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Lower limb intersegmental forces for below-knee amputee children during standing.
The purpose of this investigation was to compare intersegmental knee and hip forces for below-knee amputee (BKA) and able-bodied children during standing. Three unilateral BKA children and 10 able-bodied children (7-9 years) were tested on four separate occasions at six month intervals. Three trials of external force and spatial data during standing were collected from each subject for each ses...
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عنوان ژورنال: Prosthetics & Orthotics International
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0309-3646
DOI: 10.3109/03093649109164286