The critical areas in a prosthesis, during kneeling, were found to be at the knee and shank. The loads determined were much higher than these developed during level walking. Relevance to Veteran Population. The information given in this paper should be useful to designers in ensuring the production of robust, lightweight prostheses. Purpose of the Work.
Joint power produced during walking is a good index of age related mobility decline.
We investigated joint power sensitivity to impairments and aging. Motion analysis was performed on healthy young, healthy elderly, and disabled elderly subjects while walking. Differences in walking velocity were observed between young and elder subjects, but not between healthy elders and disabled elders. Relevance to the Veteran Population. Traditional walking performance measures may not be sensitive enough to indicate the onset and magnitude of disabling conditions in elders.