Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 207-217 , February 2007

Evaluation of Function, Performance, and Preference as Transfemoral Amputees Transition From Mechanical to Microprocessor Control of the Prosthetic Knee

Presented to Orthopädie + Reha-Technik, May 10–13, 2006, Leipzig, Germany; American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, March 1–4, 2006, Chicago, IL; and the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, August 1–6, 2004, Hong Kong.

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 Supported by Otto Bock HealthCare.

 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)01480-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.030

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 207-217 , February 2007

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