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The effect of surface inclination and limb on knee loading measures in transtibial prosthesis users

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease caused by the wearing of joint cartilage and bone. Literature has established that a prosthesis user’s intact limb is at greater risk of developing OA. This study analyzed the effect of commonly encountered surface inclinations on knee joint...

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Autores principales: Doyle, Sean S., Lemaire, Edward D., Nantel, Julie, Sinitski, Emily H.
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/PMC6417113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30866969
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-019-0509-9