Gait analysis in peripheral vascular insufficiency through-knee amputation

Due to recent improvements in prosthetic limb componentry, through-the-knee (knee disarticulation) amputation has gained new interest for rehabilitation-minded amputation surgeons. Recent objective scientific studies from our gait analysis laboratory have described the walking characteristics of per...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation research and development 1993, Vol.30 (4), p.388-392
Main Author: PINZUR, M. S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amputation
Amputation - methods
Amputation - rehabilitation
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Cardiology. Vascular system
Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous
Electromyography
Energy Metabolism
Gait
Humans
Knee
Knee Prosthesis - rehabilitation
Medical sciences
Monitoring, Physiologic
Peripheral Vascular Diseases - metabolism
Peripheral Vascular Diseases - physiopathology
Peripheral Vascular Diseases - rehabilitation
Peripheral Vascular Diseases - surgery
Prostheses
Range of Motion, Articular
Treatment Outcome
Walking
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Summary:Due to recent improvements in prosthetic limb componentry, through-the-knee (knee disarticulation) amputation has gained new interest for rehabilitation-minded amputation surgeons. Recent objective scientific studies from our gait analysis laboratory have described the walking characteristics of peripheral vascular insufficiency through-knee amputees, and have compared their function with similar patients amputated above (transfemoral), or below (trans-tibial), the knee joint. This paper provides a summary of that available information.
ISSN:0748-7711
1938-1352