Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 390-394 , March 2006

Driving Pedal Reaction Times After Right Transtibial Amputations

  • Ben Meikle, MD (FRCPC)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physiatry, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Michael Devlin, MD (FRCPC)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Physiatry, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, Grey Bruce Health Services, Owen Sound, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Tim Pauley, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Evaluation and Research Unit, WestPark Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Tim Pauley, MSc, WestPark Healthcare Centre, 82 Buttonwood Ave, Toronto, ON, M6M 2J5, Canada. Reprints are not available from the author.

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 Supported by a research grant provided by the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (Ontario).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(05)01374-2

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.11.001

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3 , Pages 390-394 , March 2006

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