Bone-anchored implants give patients with unmanageable stump problems hope for drastic
improvements in function and quality of life and are therefore increasingly considered a …

People with a transtibial amputation have numerous secondary health conditions, including
an increased prevalence of low back pain. This increased prevalence may be partially …

Related to trauma, peripheral vascular disease, oncologic, infectious, and congenital
conditions, major upper and lower limb amputation may become necessary as the primary …

Background Lower limb prosthesis users exhibit high rates of joint pain and disease, such
as osteoarthritis, in their intact limb. Overloading of their intact limb during daily activities …

The sit-to-stand movement can be challenging for people with a transtibial amputation (TTA).
The alignment of the prosthesis may influence the movement strategies people with TTA use …

Background Alterations and asymmetries in trunk motions during activities of daily living,
involving lower extremities, are suggested to cause higher spinal loads in persons with …

To provide effective diagnosis and rehabilitation, the evaluation of joint moments during sit-
to-stand is essential. The conventional systems for the evaluation, which use motion capture …

SPM is a statistical method of analysis of time-varying human movement gait signal,
depending on the random field theory (RFT). MovementRx is our inhouse-developed …

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Background: Understanding the psychometric strengths and limitations of outcome
measures for use with people with lower limb absence (LLA) is important for selecting …