Review Article
Technology Efficacy in Active Prosthetic Knees for Transfemoral Amputees: A Quantitative Evaluation
Table 1
Gait biomechanics parameters identified as performance indicator.
| Major parameters | Subparameters | Calculated normal values |
| Knee angle | Maximum stance angle | 20° [6, 32, 33] | Minimum stance angle | 2° [6, 32, 33] | Maximum swing angle | 64.5° [6, 32, 33] | Minimum swing angle | 0.5° [6, 32, 33] |
| Knee torque | Maximum stance flexion torque | 4 N·m [6, 32] | Minimum stance extension torque | 20 N·m [6, 32] | Area under the swing phase torque curve | 117 N·m [6, 32] |
| Knee power | Maximum propulsion power | 73.08 W [6, 33] | Maximum swing power | 97.4 W [6, 33] |
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