Fig 1.
Picture of 5m long instrumented slope that participants walked up.
Table 1.
Participant demographics and prescribed ESR devices.
Table 2.
Temporal-spatial measures at a controlled velocity walking up a 5° slope.
Measures are shown for the right limb of the able-bodied group and the intact and prosthetic limbs of the TTA group. The control and self-selected walking velocities are also shown.
Table 3.
Peak joint angles, moments, and powers for the ankle, knee, and hip at a controlled velocity walking up a 5° slope.
Measures are shown for the right limb of the able-bodied group and the intact and prosthetic limbs of the TTA group.
Fig 2.
Group average sagittal plane ankle, knee, and hip kinematics and kinetics.
Data shown while walking at a controlled velocity up a 5° slope, normalized to gait cycle. Lines represent means for AB group, ESR limb, ESR intact limb, PWR limb, and PWR intact limb. Abbreviations: Absorption (Abs), Extensor (Ext), Flexor (Flex), Dorsiflexion (DF), Generation (Gen), Plantarflexion (PF).
Fig 3.
Graphic representation of the transition onto the shaded prosthetic limb (Left) and the transition off the shaded prosthetic limb (Right).
Graph inserts on Left depict AB, ESR, and PWR peak power generation values at the prosthetic limb hip and intact limb ankle, and peak dorsiflexion of the prosthetic ankle. Graph inserts on Right depict AB, ESR, and PWR peak power generation values at the intact limb hip, knee, and prosthetic ankle. See Table 3B for exact values and statistical significance. Transitioning onto the prosthetic limb was assessed from initial contact through midstance. Transitioning off the prosthetic limb was assessed from terminal stance through preswing.