?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Energy+Cost+and+Gait+Efficiency+of+Below-Knee+Amputee+and+Normal+Subject+with+Similar+Physical+Parameters+%26+Quality+of+Life%3A+A+Comparative+Case+Study&rft.creator=Biswas%2C+Durbadal&rft.creator=Roy%2C+Sukumar&rft.creator=Lenka%2C+PK&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+Ratnesh&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=The+study+focused+on+the+comparative+analysis+of+energy+cost+and+gait+efficiency+between+a+below+knee+(BK)+amputee+and+a+reference+subject+(without+amputation).+It+also+attempted+to+indicate+the+specific+feature+responsible+for+a+controlled+gait+with+optimum+energy+cost+for+BK+amputees.+Selection+criteria+of+the+subjects+were+similar+physical+parameters+and+quality+of+life+studied+with+WHOQOL-100+quality+of+life+assessment.+A+Cosmed%C2%AE+k4+b2+Respiratory+Analyzer+system+was+used+for+the+measurement+of+Oxygen+Uptake+(VO2)%2C+Energy+Expenditure+per+minute+(EE)+and+Heart+Rate+(HR).+Gait+efficiency+(p+%3C+0.0002)+was+found+higher+for+BK+amputee+than+normal+subject.+The+therapeutic+activities+and+mainly+walking+rhythm+contributed+to+improve+the+mobility+%26+balance.+This+ensures+the+optimum+time+%26+co-ordination+of+movements+and+hence+improves+the+gait+efficiency+for+the+BK+amputee.+Comparison+with+control+group+was+performed+to+validate+the+data.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-10-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7117%2F1%2F2010-3-14.pdf&rft.identifier=++Biswas%2C+Durbadal+and+Roy%2C+Sukumar+and+Lenka%2C+PK+and+Kumar%2C+Ratnesh++(2010)+Energy+Cost+and+Gait+Efficiency+of+Below-Knee+Amputee+and+Normal+Subject+with+Similar+Physical+Parameters+%26+Quality+of+Life%3A+A+Comparative+Case+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7117%2F