Energy cost of ambulation in trans-tibial amputees using a dynamic-response foot with hydraulic versus rigid ‘ankle’: insights from body centre of mass dynamics
- Submitting institution
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The University of Bradford
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 99
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1186/s12984-019-0508-x
- Title of journal
- Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
- Article number
- 39
- First page
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- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 1743-0003
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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https://jneuroengrehab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12984-019-0508-x
- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
- -
- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Recent research indicates lower-limb amputees gain important biomechanical benefits if the dynamic-response prosthetic foot they use also incorporates a passive-hydraulic ankle device. By combining analyses of the metabolic costs of locomotion, locomotor efficiency, and symmetry in walking in each plane when using such a device, this innovative study advances mechanistic insights in comprehensively understanding both the impact and theory of walking with a prosthetic foot-ankle. The methodological and analytical robustness of the study will mean it will be a key reference for Rehabilitation Consultants when deciding the type of prosthetic foot to prescribe for active amputees.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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