Gait & Posture
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 191-198 , June 2010

Biomechanical analysis of ramp ambulation of transtibial amputees with an adaptive ankle foot system

Received 30 October 2009 ,Revised 24 March 2010 ,Accepted 15 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.04.011

Gait & Posture
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 191-198 , June 2010

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