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Vol. 76, No. 5, May 1996, pp. 537-538
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The Authors Comment: Conference on "The Influence of Lower-Extremity Muscle Force on Gait Characteristics..."

This excerpt was created in the absence of an abstract.

To the Editor:

We would like to thank the Conference participants for their insightful discussion about the clinical applications of our research (April issue, pages 378–385). As third-party reimbursement becomes more of a challenge for physical therapists, it is imperative that therapeutic applications become as specific as possible to maximize treatment efficiency and patient function. To accomplish this task, however, research efforts must be aimed at identifying the key components of disability. In our article, we attempted to identify such components.

We concur with the conference participants that the gait of the individual with a transtibial (below-knee) amputation is a very complex event. This is the result of the multitude of factors that can contribute to compromised function (eg, prosthetic fitting and design, decreased proprioception, impaired visual acuity, muscle weakness)....


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The Influence of Lower-Extremity Muscle Force on Gait Characteristics in Individuals With Below-Knee Amputations Secondary to Vascular Disease
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