Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 860-865 , December 2009

Pressure characteristics at the stump/socket interface in transtibial amputees using an adaptive prosthetic foot

Received 22 May 2009 ,Accepted 10 August 2009.

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PII: S0268-0033(09)00197-1

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.08.007

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 860-865 , December 2009

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