Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 10 , Pages 1334-1339 , October 2006

The Effect of Foot and Ankle Prosthetic Components on Braking and Propulsive Impulses During Transtibial Amputee Gait

  • Robert J. Zmitrewicz, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX
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  • Richard R. Neptune, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Richard R. Neptune, PhD, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, 1 University Station C2200, Austin, TX 78712
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  • Judith G. Walden, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, South Texas Veterans Health Care System/Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, TX
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  • William E. Rogers, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
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  • Gordon W. Bosker, MEd, CPO, LPO, CPed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX

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    Group average residual- and intact-leg AP ground reaction force patterns (GRF) for the 4 foot-ankle combinations.

    Group average residual- and intact-leg AP ground reaction force patterns (GRF) for the 4 foot-ankle combinations.

 Supported by the National Science Foundation (grant no. BES-0346514) and the Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development (grant no. A27731-i).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(06)00683-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.06.013

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 10 , Pages 1334-1339 , October 2006

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