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Adaptation to altered balance conditions in unilateral amputees due to atherosclerosis: a randomized controlled study

BACKGROUND: Amputation impairs the ability to balance. We examined adaptation strategies in balance following dysvascularity-induced unilateral tibial amputation in skilled prosthetic users (SPU) and first fitted amputees (FFA) (N = 28). METHODS: Excursions of center of pressure (COP) were determine...

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Autores principales: Mayer, Ágnes, Tihanyi, József, Bretz, Károly, Csende, Zsolt, Bretz, Éva, Horváth, Mónika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3125253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21619618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-118