Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2009 Background The Locomotor Capabilities Index (LCI) is a validated measure of lower-limb amputees' ability to perform activities with prosthesis. We have developed the LCI Swedish version and evaluated its validity and reliability.
Andersson Ingemar H +3 more
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Effects on ankle power and sound limb load with an active prosthetic foot
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2020 The performance of conventional prosthetic feet depends on material and construction principles. Certain powered feet can even generate net positive mechanical work in order to provide an active push-off.
Pröbsting Eva +3 more
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The Amputees and Quality of Life
Collegium antropologicum, 2006 The application of highly sophisticated computer technology and high technology materials allows production of quality prosthetic replacements both in the functional and esthetic sense. The basic prerequisite for successful use of prostheses is an adequately shaped stump, which can be achieved using new operative technique used for extremity amputation.
Poljak-Guberina, Renata +4 more
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A biomechanical analysis of running for trans-femoral amputees [PDF]
, 1998 Lower limb amputation results in changes to the usual pattern of human locomotion. Previous research has shown that amputees walk more slowly due to asymmetries In their movement patterns and that trans-femoral amputee gait was also found to be sensitive
Burkett, Brendan J.
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Kinematic gait adaptations in unilateral transtibial amputees during rehabilitation [PDF]
, 2009 Physiotherapists routinely prescribe the use of two different early walking aids (EWAs) to individuals who have recently undergone unilateral transtibial amputation. No research to date has investigated the kinematic gait patterns of transtibial amputees
Cleveland Barnett +22 more
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Biomechanical Comparison of Novel Adaptive Swing-Phase Control Mechanical Knee Prostheses with 3R60 and 3R15 in Trans-Femoral Amputees [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and EngineeringBackground: The knee joint must adapt to the changes in walking speed to stabilize the stance phase and provide fluency in the swing phase.Objective: This study aimed to report a comparison of the gait patterns of transfemoral amputees using a novel ...
Roghaye Sheykhi-Dolagh +4 more
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Motivations and barriers to prosthesis users participation in physical activity, exercise and sport : a review of the literature [PDF]
, 2012 The UK will host the Paralympics in 2012 and the Commonwealth Games in 2014 showcasing the talents of elite athletes and aiming to inspire the population to become involved. However, low levels of physical activity (PA) are prevalent: only 40% of men and
Burns, David +4 more
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Biomechanical and Kinematic Gait Analysis in Lower Limb Amputees: Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
JMIR Rehabil Assist TechnolContiene ilustraciones, gráficos, fotografíasBackground: The quantification of gait parameters in amputees facilitates the assessment of their performance with prosthetic devices.
Olaya Mira N +4 more
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Tool use induces complex and flexible plasticity of human body representations [PDF]
, 2012 Plasticity of body representation fundamentally underpins human tool use. Recent studies have demonstrated remarkably complex plasticity of body representation in humans, showing that such plasticity: (1) occurs flexibly across multiple time-scales, and (
Longo, Matthew R. +3 more
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Spatial, Temporal and Kinematic Characteristics of Traumatic Transtibial Amputees' Gait [PDF]
, 2010 Presented study gives findings of temporal-spatial kinematic gait analysis in 12 male adults, war trauma transtibial (TT) amputees fitted with prosthesis compared to 12 able-bodied persons.
Ida Kovač +5 more
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