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There are only a handful of powered knee-ankle prostheses (also called powered transfemoral prostheses) in literature and few of them comprise a toe-joint. However, no one has researched the impact of toe-joint stiffness on walking with a power transfemoral prosthesis. This study is aimed at filling this gap in knowledge. We conducted a study with an amputee and a powered transfemoral prosthesis consisting of a spring loaded toe-joint. The prosthesis's toe-joint stiffness was varied between three values: 0.83 Nm\/deg, 1.25 Nm\/deg, and infinite (rigid). This study found that 0.83 Nm\/deg stiffness reduced push-off assistance and resulted in compensatory movements that could lead to issues over time. While the joint angles and moments did not considerably vary across 1.25 Nm\/deg and rigid stiffness, the latter led to greater power generation on the prosthesis side. However, the 1.25 Nm\/deg joint stiffness resulted in the least power production from the intact side. 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