Lower Extremity Joint Contributions to Trunk Control During Walking in Persons with Transtibial Amputation.
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SUBMITTER: Yoder AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6706581 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
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Lower Extremity Joint Contributions to Trunk Control During Walking in Persons with Transtibial Amputation.
Yoder Adam J AJ Silder Amy A Farrokhi Shawn S Dearth Christopher L CL Hendershot Brad D BD
Scientific reports 20190822 1
Controlled trunk motion is crucial for balance and stability during walking. Persons with lower extremity amputation often exhibit abnormal trunk motion, yet underlying mechanisms are not well understood nor have optimal clinical interventions been established. The aim of this work was to characterize associations between altered lower extremity joint moments and altered trunk dynamics in persons with unilateral, transtibial amputation (TTA). Full-body gait data were collected from 10 persons wi ...[more]
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