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abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycentric knees for transfemoral prostheses have a variety of geometries, but a survey of literature shows that there are few ways of comparing their performance. OBJECTIVES:Our objective was to present a method for performance comparison of polycentric knee geometries and design a new geometry. STUDY DE...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Anand TS,Sujatha S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explores the use of biofeedback to improve gait in Parkinson's disease (PD) and, in particular, reports on the design and testing of a new vibratory orthosis. The orthosis causes a rhythmic vibratory stimulus to be applied to one or other side of the lumbar region. The stimulus is synchronized with stepping...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Ghoseiri K,Forogh B,Sanjari MA,Bavi A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduced-stiffness components are often prescribed in lower-limb prostheses, but their efficacy in augmenting shock absorption has been inconclusive. OBJECTIVES:To perform a systematic variation of longitudinal prosthetic stiffness over a wide range of values and to evaluate its effect on shock absorption du...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Boutwell E,Stine R,Gard S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In able-bodied individuals, the ankle joint functions to provide shock absorption, aid in foot clearance during the swing phase, and provides a rocker mechanism during stance phase to facilitate forward progression of the body. Prosthetic ankles currently used by persons with lower limb amputations provide considerabl...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： McNealy LL,Gard SA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients suffering from medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA) may be treated with unloader knee orthoses or laterally wedged insoles. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to identify and compare the effects of them on the gait parameters and pain in these patients. STUDY DESIGN:Quasi-experimental. M...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Arazpour M,Bani MA,Maleki M,Ghomshe FT,Kashani RV,Hutchins SW

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysvascularity is the main cause of lower limb amputations in Scotland, and there is an insignificant proportion (1.7%) of knee disarticulations, despite the benefits of amputation. OBJECTIVES:The outcomes of knee disarticulation and its associated surgical techniques will be evaluated based on healing, rea...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Murakami T,Murray K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The i-LIMB hand is a novel upper limb myoelectric prosthetic hand with several joints in the fingers and thumb. This study aimed to determine whether this new device had more functionality than a more conventional myoelectric prosthetic hand with only a single joint between the thumb and two fingers. Therefore, a 45-y...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Otr OV,Reinders-Messelink HA,Bongers RM,Bouwsema H,Van Der Sluis CK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to review the clinical utility of static weight bearing (SWB) and maximal self-selected ambulatory velocity as objective quantifiable measures in an outpatient lower limb prosthetic clinic. Seventy-three (n = 73) consecutive trans-tibial (TTA) and trans-femoral amputees (TFA) attending an...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Jones ME,Bashford GM,Mann JM

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polio victim who has been in a negative pressure ventilator ("iron lung") since 1950 was in need of an activated mattress to combat the hallucinatory effects of complete immobilization and to assist with body pressure distribution. A mechanical method was used to give the patient's mattress a moving wave form of ver...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Brearley MN,Motloch WM

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicone rubbers and casting tapes individually have previously been used in the manufacture of sockets (Swanson, 1972; Sweitzer, 1973; Ruder, 1977; Graves, 1980; Aqualite, 1982). The authors believe that the present combination of these materials to manufacture a directly moulded socket with a complete silicone rubbe...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Boot DA,Young NJ

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Until recently, no study had compared the quality of life of persons with transfemoral amputation treated with osseointegration to socket prosthesis users. OBJECTIVES:Comparison of quality of life in two types of prostheses users: a cohort of patients with osseointegration and patients equipped with a socke...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Pospiech PT,Wendlandt R,Aschoff HH,Ziegert S,Schulz AP

更新日期：2020-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten years after the ISPO consensus conference on amputation surgery, a search of relevant publications in the Rehabilitation-prosthetics-literature over the years 1990-2000 was performed. The main key-words in this research were: "lower limb, amputation, human and rehabilitation". One hundred and four (104) articles w...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Geertzen JH,Martina JD,Rietman HS

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminal overgrowth in transverse deficiencies and in amputations, particularly of the humerus and tibia necessitate serial trimming procedures or re-amputation. Capping using an autogenous bone graft or a titanium and polyethylene endoprosthetic cap provides a satisfactory way of avoiding these re-amputations and all...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Pfeil J,Marquardt E,Holtz T,Niethard FU,Schneider E,Carstens C

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health is a classification of human functioning and disability and is based on a biopsychosocial model of health. As such, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health seems suitable as a basis for constructing models defin...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Jarl G,Ramstrand N

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of using a vacuum-assisted socket system to improve balance and gait in elderly transtibial amputees by C Beatriz Samitier, Lluis Guirao, Maria Costea, Josep M Camós, and Eulogio Pleguezuelos. Prosthetics and Orthotics International 2016; 40: 83-88, DOI: 10.1177/0309364614546927. ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors：

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anterior bending posture of the trunk during walking is often seen among the elderly commonly due to weakened thoraco-lumbar and gluteal muscles. For the management of this debilitating condition, the authors have developed a modified design of thoraco-lumbosacral orthosis (TLSO). Incorporated in this device are po...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Watanabe H,Kutsuna T,Asami T,Inoue E

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot complications in diabetes can be decreased by preventive measures. The authors evaluated the current diabetic foot screening and prevention programme of the diabetes outpatient clinic of their university hospital, by assessing the presence of risk factors for the development of foot disorders and the preventive m...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Meijer JW,Links TP,Smit AJ,Groothoff JW,Eisma WH

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Sensory feedback systems have been of great interest in upper-limb prosthetics. Despite tremendous research, there are no commercial modality-matched feedback systems. This article aims to introduce the first detachable and feedback add-on option that can be attached to in-use prostheses. TECHNIQUE:...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Fallahian N,Saeedi H,Mokhtarinia H,Tabatabai Ghomshe F

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes a newly developed socket design for a world class knee disarticulation athlete. To meet the demands concerning especially the suspension of the prosthesis a new type of socket was developed. The socket is made from carbon fibres and polyaramid fibres and is designed with a slit in the socket...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Tingleff H,Jensen L

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-nine amputees, 24 below-knee (BK), 17 through-knee (TK) and 18 above-knee (AK) who had prosthetic replacements, were evaluated using a questionnaire which provided a quantitative and qualitative assessment scale for the prosthetic function. The ability to apply or don the prosthesis was noted in 100% of the BK, ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Hagberg E,Berlin OK,Renström P

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Lower extremity amputee outcome measures assess basic mobility. The Comprehensive High-Level Activity Mobility Predictor was developed to assess high-level mobility. Validity evidence was collected in military men with traumatic lower extremity amputations. This study examines its validity in a...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Anton A,Legault Z,Dudek N

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews and summarizes the evidence for important observations of normal and pathological gait and presents an approach to rehabilitation and orthotic management, which is based on the significance of shank and thigh kinematics for standing and gait. It discusses normal gait biomechanics, challenging some t...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Owen E

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals with proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD) present with a shortened femur. This report highlights the process used to determine prosthetic candidacy, a novel use of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) prosthetic materials, and subsequent rehabilitation when treating in rural Ha...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Lamberg EM,Collins CK,Hanks JE,Alaniz MB

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes functional outcome of a population of lower limb amputees five months after amputation compared with their preoperative functional abilities and studies the relationship between potential determinants and functional outcome. Twenty out of 26 patients who underwent a lower limb amputation between D...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Greive AC,Lankhorst GJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the psychophysical detection threshold levels mechanical stimulation of 32 prosthetic limbs were determined. Prosthetic limbs were anchored to the bone by means of an implant (n=17) or supported by a socket enclosing the amputation stump (n=15). Detection threshold levels were assessed for pressur...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Jacobs R,Brånemark R,Olmarker K,Rydevik B,Van Steenberghe D,Brånemark PI

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case report of a patient, affected by post-polio syndrome and cuff tear arthropathy of his right shoulder, who underwent reverse shoulder arthroplasty. A previous radial deficiency was unmasked in the post-operative follow-up, with passive elbow bending when the forearm was put in an antigravitational pos...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Castoldi F,Lollino N,Caranzano F,Assom M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The swing-phase motion of the shank of an above-knee prosthesis has been modelled mathematically. An inexpensive endoskeletal prosthesis was designed using the Jaipur foot and conduit pipes with a hinge joint for the knee. Results of field trials and the modelling indicate that a very simple above-knee prosthesis can ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Mohan D,Sethi PK,Ravi R

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence and etiology of prosthetic services utilization is poorly understood during the first 90 days post-delivery of the initial lower limb prosthesis. This period is of critical importance, as prevailing policy dictates limits on the reimbursement for certain services provided during this time perio...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Lee DJ,Wininger M,Mahler D,Parisi M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional prosthetic devices fail to restore the function and characteristic movement quality of the upper limb. The DEKA Arm is a new, advanced prosthesis featuring a compound, powered wrist and multiple grip configurations. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to determine if the DEKA Arm improved ...

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Cowley J,Resnik L,Wilken J,Smurr Walters L,Gates D

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this case study was to identify the effect of a powered hip orthosis on the kinematics and temporal-spatial parameters of walking by a patient with spinal cord injury (SCI). CASE DESCRIPTION AND METHODS:Two orthoses were evaluated while worn by an incomplete SCI subject with a T-8level of injury....

journal_title：Prosthetics and orthotics international

authors： Arazpour M,Chitsazan A,Hutchins SW,Ghomshe FT,Mousavi ME,Takamjani EE,Aminian G,Rahgozar M,Bani MA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00