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Effect of multi-grip myoelectric prosthetic hands on daily activities, pain-related disability and prosthesis use compared with single-grip myoelectric prostheses: A single-case study

open access: yesJournal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022
Objective: To evaluate the effect of multi-grip myoelectric prosthetic hands on performance of daily activities, pain-related disability and prosthesis use, in comparison with single-grip myoelectric prosthetic hands.
Cathrine Widehammar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Upper limbs orthesis and prostheses printed in 3D: an integrative review

open access: yesCadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2021
Introduction: Three-dimensional (3D) printing is capable of making advanced and specialized physical products using computerized technologies and specific software.
Sandra Yoshie Uraga Morimoto   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Novel Respiratory Control and Actuation System for Upper-Limb Prosthesis Users: Clinical Evaluation Study

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2022
The most widely-used active upper-limb (UL) prostheses worldwide are body-powered (BP), which is a two-century-old technology. Despite their affordability and functional benefits to users, these devices are prone to poor outcomes for many patients ...
Vikranth H. Nagaraja   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gesture recognition for transhumeral prosthesis control using EMG and NIR

open access: yesIET Cyber-systems and Robotics, 2020
A key challenge associated with myoelectric prosthesis limbs is the acquisition of a good quality gesture intent signal from the residual anatomy of an amputee.
Ejay Nsugbe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isometric hip muscle strength in posttraumatic below-knee amputees [PDF]

open access: yesVojnosanitetski Pregled, 2007
Background/Aim. Traumas and war injuries, next to chronic occlusive artery disease and diabetes mellitus-derived complications, are the most frequent cause of the lower limbs amputation.
Jandrić Slavica
doaj   +1 more source

The future of bionic limbs

open access: yes, 2021
Artificial limbs are essential to improve the quality of life of people living without limbs. Bionic limbs such as bone-anchored prostheses use implants directly inserted into the living bone for more stability.
Lloyd, David, Frossard, Laurent
core   +1 more source

Design method for a bionic wrist based on tensegrity structures

open access: yesBiosurface and Biotribology, 2020
The traditional bionic upper limb structure design is limited by the motion pair and cannot guarantee the flexibility of the mechanical structure. The tensegrity structure has the characteristics of high deformability, strong self-adaptability, and ...
Jianwei Sun, Xuemin Cao, Guangsheng Song
doaj   +1 more source

Reactive Reinforcement Learning in Asynchronous Environments

open access: yesFrontiers in Robotics and AI, 2018
The relationship between a reinforcement learning (RL) agent and an asynchronous environment is often ignored. Frequently used models of the interaction between an agent and its environment, such as Markov Decision Processes (MDP) or Semi-Markov Decision
Jaden B. Travnik   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modern Prosthetic Manufacturing in Istanbul: Initiatives Taken Under the Reign of Abdülhamid II

open access: yesOsmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari, 2022
Mental and physical disabilities can be congenital or acquired at any stage in life. As in any other society, these disabilities were also prevalent among the Ottomans. Accordingly, prostheses, also called “artificial limbs,” were manufactured to replace
Esat Aktaş
doaj   +1 more source

State-sponsored institute-based provision of advanced artificial limbs for rehabilitation of amputees

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, 2022
Introduction: Amputation is a painful functional experience and optimal rehabilitation of an amputee is a team effort. Functional restitution depends on many factors including the type of prosthesis available.
Maheshwar Lakkireddy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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