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Adjustable Liners and Sockets for Prosthetic Devices
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION Ras Labs’ Synthetic Muscle™ will allow amputees to continue their active lives without needing to adjust the fitting of their prosthetic device(s) throughout the day. This technology promises to resolve major issues facing
Lenore Rasmussen +8 more
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Effect of elastic bandaging and prosthesis on the decrease in stump volume
Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2020 Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of elastic bandaging, pneumatic prosthesis, and temporary prosthesis on postoperative stump management. \r\nMethods: This study included 14 patients, between 15 and 70 years old, whose causes of
Serap Alsancak +2 more
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Employment status, job characteristics and work-related health experience of people with a lower limb amputation in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2001 Objectives: To describe the occupational situation of people with lower limb amputations in The Netherlands and to compare the health experience of workings and nonworking amputee patients with a nonimpaired reference population.
de Vries, J +17 more
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Factors related to successful job reintegration of people with a lower limb amputation [PDF]
, 2001 Objective: To study demographically, amputation-, and employment-related factors that show a relationship to successful job reintegration of patients after lower limb amputation. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: University hospital.
van Sonderen, E. +11 more
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Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION Real-life outdoor walking of amputees is challenged by uneven ground. Uneven ground requires either a component adaptation in the sagittal plane or in frontal plane or both.
Björn Altenburg +2 more
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Frontiers in Rehabilitation SciencesTechnological advancements of prostheses in recent years, such as haptic feedback, active power, and machine learning for prosthetic control, have opened new doors for improved functioning, satisfaction, and overall quality of life.
Hayden Gavette +6 more
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INHIBITING PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA GROWTH ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTHETIC LINERS
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION The conventional use of a prosthetic device by amputees involves contact of the residual limb tissue with the prosthetic socket using an intermediate elastomer liner. Roll-on gel liners are applied directly to the limb, and slide into the
John D Jarrell +2 more
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Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2020 Background: The study assessed the effect of psychological correlates of traumatic experiences on coping strategies of post-amputation basing on evidence from Mulago specialized national hospital, Kampala-Uganda.
SULAIMAN MAHMOOD KAKOOZA +3 more
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Gait initiation in lower limb amputees [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: To study limitations in function and adjustment strategies in lower limb amputees during gait initiation. DESIGN: Observational cohort study. SETTING: University Medical Center.
Otten, E. +7 more
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eLife, 2019 A key question in neuroscience is how cortical organisation relates to experience. Previously we showed that amputees experiencing highly vivid phantom sensations maintain cortical representation of their missing hand (Kikkert et al., 2016).
Daan B Wesselink +7 more
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