Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 125-129 , 2008

Carbon fibre prostheses and running in amputees: A review

  • Lee Nolan, Ph.D

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Biomechanics and Motor Control, Karolinska Institutet and The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Box 5626, 114 86 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Department for Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Laboratory for Biomechanics and Motor Control, Karolinska Institutet and The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Box 5626, 114 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel.: +46 8 402 22 57; fax: +46 8 402 22 87.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.05.007

Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 125-129 , 2008

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