The Relationship between Balance Confidence and Center of Pressure in Lower-Limb Prosthesis Users
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Procedures
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Total (N = 21) | Male (n = 14) | Female (n = 7) |
---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 53.5 ± 12.8 | 51.7 ± 11.8 | 57.3 ± 14.8 |
Height (cm) | 171.9 ± 9.2 | 176.6 ± 5.9 | 162.6 ± 7.4 |
Mass (kg) | 89.7 ± 22.4 | 97.3 ± 16.1 | 74.3 ± 26.5 |
Amputation Duration (years) | 15.7 ± 17.0 | 17.8 ± 17.5 | 11.7 ± 16.6 |
Classification | |||
Right Transtibial | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Left Transtibial | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Right Transfemoral | 1 | 1 | |
Left Transfemoral | 1 | 1 | |
Bilateral Transtibial | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Bilateral Transfemoral | 1 | 1 | |
Bilateral Knee Disarticulation | 1 | 1 | |
Other | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Guerra, G.; Smith, J.D.; Yoon, E.-J. The Relationship between Balance Confidence and Center of Pressure in Lower-Limb Prosthesis Users. Biomechanics 2023, 3, 561-570. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics3040045
Guerra G, Smith JD, Yoon E-J. The Relationship between Balance Confidence and Center of Pressure in Lower-Limb Prosthesis Users. Biomechanics. 2023; 3(4):561-570. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics3040045
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuerra, Gary, John D. Smith, and Eun-Jung Yoon. 2023. "The Relationship between Balance Confidence and Center of Pressure in Lower-Limb Prosthesis Users" Biomechanics 3, no. 4: 561-570. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics3040045