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Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 Current myoelectric upper limb prostheses do not restore sensory feedback, impairing fine motor control. Mechanotactile feedback restoration with a haptic sleeve may rectify this problem.
Violet R. Borkowska +5 more
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Machine-Learning-Based Muscle Control of a 3D-Printed Bionic Arm
Sensors, 2020 In this paper, a customizable wearable 3D-printed bionic arm is designed, fabricated, and optimized for a right arm amputee. An experimental test has been conducted for the user, where control of the artificial bionic hand is accomplished successfully ...
Sherif Said +5 more
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A psychophysical investigation on vibrotactile sensing for transradial prosthesis users
Cogent Engineering, 2018 The absence of tactile sensory feedback in transradial prosthetic hands is one of the major contributing factors for these devices to be rejected by users.
Noor Hazrin Hany Mohamad Hanif +3 more
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JAPANESE TRANSLATION OF THE PROSTHETIC LIMB USERS SURVEY OF MOBILITY
Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 2018 INTRODUCTION Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are used by prosthetists to assess and communicate effectiveness of prosthetic interventions.
Geoffrey Balkman +3 more
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Optimising the prescription and use of lower limb prosthetic technology: a mixed methods approach [PDF]
, 2010 Aim: Lower limb amputation is an increasingly prevalent surgical procedure in the Western world due to the increase of peripheral vascular disease. Not everyone who receives a prosthetic limb will benefit from its use and may abandon this expensive ...
Schaffalitzky, Elisabeth Manon
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Control strategies for a multiple degree of freedom prosthetic hand
, 2006 Some of the traditional methods used to control a conventional prosthetic device are described alongside the current state of new control techniques and how they may progress.
Cranny, A +4 more
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Bone & Joint Research, 2023 Aims: Focal knee arthroplasty is an attractive alternative to knee arthroplasty for young patients because it allows preservation of a large amount of bone for potential revisions.
Jin-Ah Lee +4 more
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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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Complete Full Arch Supported by Short Implant (<8 mm) in Edentulous Jaw: A Systematic Review
Applied Sciences, 2023 Background: This study aimed to evaluate survival rate, marginal bone levels, and full arch prosthetic success on short implants when placed in areas of severely resorbed and edentulous mandibles.
Alessio Rosa +2 more
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Engineering Alloplastic Temporomandibular Joint Replacements
McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020 Temporomandibular disorders (TMd) are part of a heterogeneous group of pathologies that manifest with a constellation of signs and symptoms. They are the most frequent cause of chronic orofacial pain and are prevalent in 12% of the general population ...
Hani Sinno +3 more
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