Does Intact Limb Loading Differ in Servicemembers With Traumatic Lower Limb Loss?

摘要

BackgroundThe initiation and progression of knee and hip arthritis have been related to limb loading during ambulation. Although altered gait mechanics with unilateral lower limb loss often result in larger and more prolonged forces through the intact limb, how these forces differ with traumatic limb loss and duration of ambulation have not been well described.