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PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 449-460Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/03093646.2010.499551
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Previous studies have shown low end-user acceptance of a hip disarticulation style prosthesis and that the limitations of such prostheses, including poor gait pattern, socket discomfort, weight of the prosthesis, loss of mobility, instability and high energy consumption are a contributing factor. This study was initiated to determine if a new style of prosthetic hip joint could help to overcome some of the limitations concerning the gait pattern. The present study analyzed the gait pattern of six hip disarticulation amputee subjects. The objective was to compare two different prosthetic hip joints, both from Otto Bock HealthCare: The new Helix
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