ArticleJournal of biomechanics2014
Margins of stability in young adults with traumatic transtibial amputation walking in destabilizing environments.
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- Use of the margin of stability to quantify stability in pathologic gait - a qualitative systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Dynamic stability and stepping strategies of young healthy adults walking on an oscillating treadmill.PloS one · 2019Trial
- The Effect of a Fully Immersive Virtual Reality Training Program on Walking Parameters in People With Unilateral Below-Knee Amputation: An Experimental and a Single-Subject Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Detecting artificially impaired balance in human locomotion: metrics, perturbation effects and detection thresholds.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- The influence of prosthetic suspension on gait and cortical modulations is persons with a transfemoral amputation: socket-suspended versus bone-anchored prosthesis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
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- Rethinking margin of stability: Incorporating step-to-step regulation to resolve the paradox.Journal of biomechanics · 2022Article
- Small directional treadmill perturbations induce differential gait stability adaptation.Journal of neurophysiology · 2022Article
- Use of a Single Wearable Sensor to Evaluate the Effects of Gait and Pelvis Asymmetries on the Components of the Timed Up and Go Test, in Persons with Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The feasibility and validity of a wearable sensor system to assess the stability of high-functioning lower-limb prosthesis users.Journal of prosthetics and orthotics : JPO · 2020Article
- Balance-confidence is associated with community participation, perceived physical mobility, and performance-based function among individuals with a unilateral amputation.Physiotherapy theory and practice · 2020Article
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- Humans use multi-objective control to regulate lateral foot placement when walking.PLoS computational biology · 2019Article
- Dynamic stability during split-belt walking and the relationship with step length symmetry.Gait & posture · 2018Article
- Healthy individuals are more maneuverable when walking slower while navigating a virtual obstacle course.Gait & posture · 2018Article
- Proactive Locomotor Adjustments Are Specific to Perturbation Uncertainty in Below-Knee Prosthesis Users.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Considering passive mechanical properties and patient user motor performance in lower limb prosthesis design optimization to enhance rehabilitation outcomes.Physical therapy reviews : PTR · 2017Article
- Use of Perturbation-Based Gait Training in a Virtual Environment to Address Mediolateral Instability in an Individual With Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation.Physical therapy · 2016Article
- Mediolateral angular momentum changes in persons with amputation during perturbed walking.Gait & posture · 2015Article
- A low cost real-time motion tracking approach using webcam technology.Journal of biomechanics · 2015Article
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Abstract
Understanding how lower-limb amputation affects walking stability, specifically in destabilizing environments, is essential for developing effective interventions to prevent falls. This study quantified mediolateral margins of stability (MOS) and MOS sub-components in young individuals with traumatic unilateral transtibial amputation (TTA) and young able-bodied individuals (AB). Thirteen AB and nine TTA completed five 3-min walking trials in a Computer Assisted Rehabilitation ENvironment (CAREN) system under each of three test conditions: no perturbations, pseudo-random mediolateral translations of the platform, and pseudo-random mediolateral translations of the visual field. Compared to the unperturbed trials, TTA exhibited increased mean MOS and MOS variability during platform and visual field perturbations (p<0.010). AB exhibited increased mean MOS during visual field perturbations and increased MOS variability during both platform and visual field perturbations (p<0.050). During platform perturbations, TTA exhibited significantly greater values than AB for mean MOS (p<0.050) and MOS variability (p<0.050); variability of the lateral distance between the center of mass (COM) and base of support at initial contact (p<0.005); mean and variability of the range of COM motion (p<0.010); and variability of COM peak velocity (p<0.050). As determined by mean MOS and MOS variability, young and otherwise healthy individuals with transtibial amputation achieved lateral stability similar to that of their able-bodied counterparts during unperturbed and visually-perturbed walking. However, based on mean and variability of MOS, unilateral transtibial amputation was shown to have affected lateral walking stability during platform perturbations.
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