Biomechanical risk factors for knee osteoarthritis and lower back pain in lower limb amputees: protocol for a systematic review

Introduction There is a limited research exploring biomechanical risk factors for the development of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and lower back pain (LBP) between lower limb amputee subgroups, (eg, transtibial amputees (TTA) vs transfemoral amputees (TFA), or TTA dysvascular vs TTA traumatic). Previou...

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Main Authors: Carly McKay, Elena Seminati, James Bilzon, Logan Wade, M Polly McGuigan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-11-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/11/e066959.full