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The lived experience of sequential partial foot and transtibial amputation

Michael P. DillonDiscipline of Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sarah P. AndersonDiscipline of Prosthetics and Orthotics, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9932-3285
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Emily J. DukeDepartment of Prosthetics and Orthotics, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;
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Hannah E. OzturkDepartment of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Northern Hospital, Epping, Australia;
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Rwth StuckeyCentre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia
Pages 2106-2114 | Received 08 May 2018, Accepted 29 Nov 2018, Published online: 22 Jan 2019

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