Abstract
Recent research into trans-tibial double-amputee sprint performance has debated the possible inherent advantages, disadvantages and limitations to sprinting with prosthetic
limbs compared to healthy limbs. Biomechanical data athered throughout a training season from an elite able-bodied sprinter provide a new perspective on this debate. Peak stride frequency was measured at 2.62 Hz, and the orresponding swing time was estimated to be 0.287 s in the able-bodied sprinter. Published swing time and stride frequency values from the double-amputee at maximum elocity, thought to be beyond biological limits, therefore may not be so, although previously published research has
provided evidence that some joint kinetic values from the double-amputee have not been shown in elite able-bodied sprinting.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the XXVIII International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (2010) |
| Editors | R Jensen, W Ebben, E Petushek, C Richter, K Roemer |
| Place of Publication | Marquette, U. S. A. |
| Publisher | Northern Michigan University |
| Pages | 131-133 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Presented at the 28th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (2010). Marquette, Michigan, USA, July 19 – 23, 2010. International Society of Biomechanics in SportsFingerprint
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