Gait Analysis of Low-Cost Flexible-Shank Transtibial Prostheses
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عنوان ژورنال: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1534-4320,1558-0210
DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2006.881540