THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDITIONAL MID SWING TOE CLEARANCE FOR AMPUTEES

Increased prosthetic hip to toe distance and insufficient mid swing toe clearance of a prosthetic foot is a well-recognized inadequacy for lower limb prosthesis users with wide and possible grave consequences on their ambulation capabilities.  Most important are increased risk of falls and abnormal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Knut Lechler, Kristleifur Kristjansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Online Publication Group (COPG) 2018-09-01
Series:Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal
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Online Access:https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/cpoj/article/view/30813