Effect of knee joint motion for the transfemoral prosthesis in swimming

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of knee joint motion on swimming performance for a transfemoral prosthesis in swimming. A flat spring at the knee joint was introduced into a prosthesis which had already been developed, in order to enable the knee joint to move according to...

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Main Authors: Motomu NAKASHIMA, Ayako ONO, Takashi NAKAMURA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jbse/10/3/10_15-00375/_pdf/-char/en