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Uneven terrain exacerbates the deficits of a passive prosthesis in the regulation of whole body angular momentum in individuals with a unilateral transtibial amputation

BACKGROUND: Uneven ground is a frequently encountered, yet little-studied challenge for individuals with amputation. The absence of control at the prosthetic ankle to facilitate correction for surface inconsistencies, and diminished sensory input from the extremity, add unpredictability to an alread...

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Autores principales: Kent, Jenny A., Takahashi, Kota Z., Stergiou, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6360756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30717750
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-019-0497-9