Influence of Rotators on the Kinematic Adaptations in Stubby Prosthetic Gait
| Autor: | Andrew Gitter, Tom Darm, Gail Walden, Kisten Paynter |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Prosthetic limb Artificial Limbs Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Kinematics Prosthesis Design Prosthesis Gait (human) Physical medicine and rehabilitation Amputees Disarticulation Humans Medicine Gait business.industry Rehabilitation Biomechanics Hip abduction Biomechanical Phenomena body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Gait analysis Physical therapy Ankle business human activities |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 81:310-314 |
| ISSN: | 0894-9115 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00002060-200204000-00015 |
| Popis: | We report on the results of gait analysis in a patient with bilateral knee disarticulation amputations who used short nonarticulated prosthetic limbs (stubbies) to meet his ambulation needs over an extended period. To compensate for the loss of knee and ankle articulations, exaggerated pelvic obliquity (hip hiking), transverse pelvic rotation, and hip abduction were needed to ensure limb clearance and a functional step length. The addition of rotators to the prostheses improved gait velocity and reduced the perceived exertion of walking by favorably altering center of mass energetics. |
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