title: Coordinated single unlocking mechanism for a double joint mechanism in a trans-femoral prosthesis for an amputee with a short stump.
abstract: A double joint design with sequential unlocking mechanism is described. This mechanism enables the patients to sit upon regular chairs without the fear of prosthetic displacement.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Department, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Oppenheim
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tamir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heim
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Siev-Ner
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design