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Feasibility, safety, and reliability of exercise testing using the combined arm-leg (Cruiser) ergometer in subjects with a lower limb amputation

BACKGROUND: Physical fitness of patients with a lower limb amputation predicts their walking ability and may be improved by physical exercise and training. A maximal exercise test is recommended prior to training in order to determine cardiovascular risks and design exercise programs. A potentially...

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Autores principales: Simmelink, Elisabeth K., Wempe, Johan B., Geertzen, Jan H. B., van der Woude, Lucas H. V., Dekker, Rienk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6089442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30102743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202264

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