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Fourteen artificial limbs in eight adult patients with below the knee amputations were evaluated for prosthetic fit by several radiological parameters. The best objective means of evaluation of prosthetic adequacy is piston action.
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Newton, R.L., Morgan, D. & Schreiber, M.H. Radiological evaluation of prosthetic fit in below-the-knee amputees. Skeletal Radiol 17, 276–280 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00401811
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