Abstract Summary
Unilateral transtibial amputees have an altered walking gait including asymmetry between the intact limb and the prosthetic limb. Here we show that ankle taping on non-amputees induces left-right asymmetries in anterior/posterior ground reaction forces during walking similar to those seen in individuals with unilateral transtibial limb loss and passive prostheses. Passive ankle restriction may be an effective method for studying the sources of gait deviations following limb loss.
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