BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT PROSTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRANS-FEMORAL AMPUTEES DURING SLOPE DESCENT
INTRODUCTION Lower limb amputees have different biomechanics to able-bodied people when walking on slopes1,2, often struggling to negotiate different gradients safely. Loss of proprioception and muscular control contributes to this issue, which is a particular problem for trans-femoral amputees,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG)
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/32012 |
| Summary: | INTRODUCTION
Lower limb amputees have different biomechanics to able-bodied people when walking on slopes1,2, often struggling to negotiate different gradients safely. Loss of proprioception and muscular control contributes to this issue, which is a particular problem for trans-femoral amputees, where both ankle and knee joints are absent. Studies have shown that prosthetic technologies can have benefits for slope negotiation. The aim of this study was to isolate the specific effects of different trans-femoral prosthetic technologies, by applying each additional mechanism incrementally.
Abstract PDF Link: https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/32012/24431
How to cite: Stech N, McGrath M, Laszczak P, Kercher A, Zahedi S, Moser D. BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT PROSTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRANS-FEMORAL AMPUTEES DURING SLOPE DESCENT. CANADIAN PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS JOURNAL, VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2, 2018; ABSTRACT, POSTER PRESENTATION AT THE AOPA’S 101ST NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, SEPT. 26-29, VANCOUVER, CANADA, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v1i2.32012
Abstracts were Peer-reviewed by the AOPA 2018 National Assembly Scientific Committee. |
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| ISSN: | 2561-987X 2561-987X |