Investigating long-term musculoskeletal biomechanics of military veterans post traumatic lower limb amputation

The number of United Kingdom military personnel severely wounded by battlefield injuries increased with the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Advances in modern battlefield medicine, immediate trauma care, rapid evacuation of injured personnel, and improved soldier and vehicle protection have incre...

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Main Author: Jose Manuel Frias Bocanegra
Format: Default Thesis
Published: 2025
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Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified
Lower limb amputation
Transtibial amputation
Transfemoral amputation
Osseointegration
Military trauma
Gait biomechanics
6-Minute walk test
Muscle strength
Musculoskeletal health
Muscle size
Muscle thickness
Muscle volume
Adipose tissue
Magnetic resonance imaging
Ultrasound
Shear wave elastography
Rehabilitation
Functional mobility
Gait locomotor function
Metabolic cost
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.26174/thesis.lboro.29135753.v1
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