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Prosthetic ankle push-off work reduces metabolic rate but not collision work in non-amputee walking

Individuals with unilateral below-knee amputation expend more energy than non-amputees during walking and exhibit reduced push-off work and increased hip work in the affected limb. Simple dynamic models of walking suggest a possible solution, predicting that increasing prosthetic ankle push-off shou...

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Autores principales: Caputo, Joshua M., Collins, Steven H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4252906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25467389
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep07213