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Prosthetic shape, but not stiffness or height, affects the maximum speed of sprinters with bilateral transtibial amputations

Running-specific prostheses (RSPs) have facilitated an athlete with bilateral transtibial amputations to compete in the Olympic Games. However, the performance effects of using RSPs compared to biological legs remains controversial. Further, the use of different prosthetic configurations such as sha...

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Autores principales: Taboga, Paolo, Beck, Owen N., Grabowski, Alena M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7032739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32078639
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229035