CHANGES IN POSTURAL STEADINESS FOLLOWING TRANS-TIBIAL AMPUTATIONS

CHANGES IN POSTURAL STEADINESS FOLLOWING TRANS-TIBIAL AMPUTATIONS

INTRODUCTION Increased risk of falling following amputation is well documented in literature.1 As the amputee population ages, accidental falls become a greater problem. Trans- tibial amputations are one of the most common levels of amputation. We hypothesized that postural steadiness is deterior...

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Main Authors: Douglas Henness, Arianna Medema, Kendra Steinhorst, Robert Moauro, Michael Reuland, Robert Whelan, Shawna Kester, Hamid Bateni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG) 2018-12-01
Series:Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal
Subjects:
risk of falling
amputee
accidental falls
Trans- tibial amputations
amputation
postural steadiness
Online Access:https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/32014

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