A study on the influence of prosthetic interface material in transtibial amputees’ gait

• Author(s): Cavaco, Adriana ; Durães, Luísa ; Ramalho, Amílcar ; Pais, Sandra
• Date: 2020
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15323
• Origin: Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve
• Subject(s): Limb prosthesis; Block copolymer; Gait analysis; Materials testing; Transtibial amputees; Silicone
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Sapientia

Description

Interfaces of transtibial prosthesis have an important role in the transmission of ground reaction forces, damping gait loads and tissue protection.