Amputee locomotion: Lower extremity loading using running-specific prostheses

Highlights • Vertical loading rates using running-specific prostheses were examined. • Eight amputee runners performed overground running at a range of running speeds. • Loading rates in intact limbs were greater than prosthetic limbs and control subjects. • Amputee runners may be exposed to a great...

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Published inGait & posture Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 386 - 390
Main Authors Hobara, Hiroaki, Baum, Brian S, Kwon, Hyun-Joon, Linberg, Alison, Wolf, Erik J, Miller, Ross H, Shim, Jae Kun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014
Subjects
Activities
Adult
Amputation
Amputees
Artificial Limbs
Biomechanical Phenomena
Case-Control Studies
Gait - physiology
Ground reaction forces
Humans
Impact peak
Leg
Loading rate
Male
Middle Aged
Orthopedics
Prosthesis Design
Running
Running - injuries
Running - physiology
Sports for Persons with Disabilities
Young Adult
Running
Impact peak
Ground reaction forces
Amputees
Loading rate
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Summary:Highlights • Vertical loading rates using running-specific prostheses were examined. • Eight amputee runners performed overground running at a range of running speeds. • Loading rates in intact limbs were greater than prosthetic limbs and control subjects. • Amputee runners may be exposed to a greater risk of injury than able-bodied runners.
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ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.08.010