Comparison of Liner Assisted Suspensions in Transtibial Prosthetics: A Pilot Study

MSPO Research Presentation, April 28, 2010 from 12:00 pm - 01:20 pm at the Centennial Research Building (CRB), Room 119J on the Georgia Tech campus

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