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IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023 After above-knee amputation, the missing biological knee and ankle are commonly replaced with a passive prosthesis, which cannot provide net-positive energy to assist the user.
Grace R. Hunt +3 more
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Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2019 Background Prosthetic hands with a myoelectric interface have recently received interest within the broader category of hand prostheses, but their high cost is a major barrier to use.
Inhoe Ku +4 more
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A Compliant Telescopic Limb with Anisotropic Stiffness [PDF]
, 2017 Soft limbs with anisotropic stiffness are common in nature and enable animals to solve a variety of tasks, including locomotion and manipulation. This mixture of hardness and softness enables animals to efficiently control the unpredictable contact ...
Barker, Tim +5 more
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Quality of life and reconstructive surgery efforts in severe hand injuries
Innovative Surgical Sciences, 2018 Severe hand trauma, leading to extensive skeletal and tissue defects, requires plastic surgical reconstruction of the highest level aiming at maximizing function and aesthetics.
Alawi Seyed Arash +4 more
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TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS OF PROSTHETIC CARE INNOVATIONS
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2021 Overcoming obstacles to prosthetic fittings requires frequent tryouts of sockets and components. Repetitions of interventions are upsetting for users and place substantial economic burden on healthcare systems.
Laurent Frossard
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Passively grasping an unseen artificial finger induces ownership over this finger and an illusory coming together of one’s index fingers: a grasp illusion.
Annie A. Butler +4 more
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A PRELIMINARY COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF THE PROSTHETIC CARE INNOVATIONS: BASIC FRAMEWORK
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2021 A preliminary cost-utility analysis (CUA) of prosthetic care innovations can provide timely information during the early stage of product development and clinical usage. Concepts of preliminary CUAs are emerging.
Laurent Frossard
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Perfection of definitive processing of tooth artificial limbs from thermoplastic polymers [PDF]
Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2011 By data the CART, about 95 % of adult population of a planet signs of periodontal diseases ...
Ryzhova I.P. +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Residual limbs after amputation present colder temperatures than unaffected contralateral limbs. This temperature asymmetry has been attributed to autonomic and cognitive factors, such as changes in body representation.
Victoria Ashley Lang +2 more
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INVESTIGATION OF LOCALIZED SKIN TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE TRANSTIBIAL RESIDUAL LIMB
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2021 BACKGROUND: Interventions to resolve thermal discomfort as a common complaint in amputees are usually chosen based on the residual limb skin temperature while wearing prosthesis; whereas, less attention has been paid to residual limb skin temperature ...
Kamiar Ghoseiri +4 more
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