Walking Ankle Biomechanics of Individuals With Transtibial Amputations Using a Prescribed Prosthesis and a Portable Bionic Prosthesis Under Myoelectric Control
- Award ID(s):
- 1835317
- PAR ID:
- 10538820
- Publisher / Repository:
- IEEE
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
- Volume:
- 32
- ISSN:
- 1534-4320
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 3036 to 3047
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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