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Final report of 2008-2009 sustainable strategic partnerships of scale : SPEEAD (sporting prosthetics for everyday and elite athletes with a disability) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In considering a strategy for research development in prosthetics in the National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, the importance of making involvement in sport more accessible to those athletically inclined became apparent.
Deans, Sarah, Sexton, Sandra
core  

A robot hand testbed designed for enhancing embodiment and functional neurorehabilitation of body schema in subjects with upper limb impairment or loss. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Many upper limb amputees experience an incessant, post-amputation "phantom limb pain" and report that their missing limbs feel paralyzed in an uncomfortable posture.
Eric eChang   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Thesis to Haiti [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
2014 Honors graduate Peter Horning, who wrote his thesis on prosthetics, is now in Haiti on an internship at a prosthetics ...
Horning, Peter
core   +1 more source

Experimental Evaluation of 100Cr6 Steel Microindented Surfaces Under Lubricated Nonconformal Point Contacts

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The tribological behavior of 100Cr6 steel spheres textured via Vickers microindentation is evaluated under lubricated sliding by varying both dimple size and density. Fine and dense textures significantly reduce friction across all lubrication regimes, while large dimples increase it.
Farideh Davoodi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prosthetic Facial Reconstruction in a Blast Injury Case

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Summary. The management of blast and burn injuries to the facial soft tissue and craniomaxillofacial skeleton has been a challenge since the inception of reconstructive plastic surgery. These injuries continue to present complex reconstructive challenges
Richard Tyrell, MD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of the effectiveness of lower limb orthoses used in cerebral palsy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
To produce this review, a systematic literature search was conducted for relevant articles published in the period between the date of the previous ISPO consensus conference report on cerebral palsy (1994) and April 2008.
Bowers, Roy, ISPO (Funder), Ross, Karyn
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A Compact Spin‐Coated Graphene UWB Antenna for Breast Tumor Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A compact, spin‐coated graphene ultra‐wideband patch antenna designed for breast tumor detection, capable of distinguishing between malignant and benign tumors. This innovative antenna can serve as an effective initial screening tool, particularly in resource‐limited settings such as rural areas, where access to advanced medical equipment like MRI and ...
Raja Rashidul Hasan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Method and organization for expert evaluating of rehabilitation services for lower limb prosthetics: problems and solutions

open access: yesВестник медицинского института «Реавиз»: Реабилитация, врач и здоровье
Relevance. Prosthetics of the lower limb after amputation restores the patient's ability to move and self-care. Preparation and prosthetics in the early stages after amputation, in the absence of contraindications, improves the physical, psycho-emotional
Yu. B. Golubeva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of an interphalangeal-joint prosthetic hand in trans-radial prosthesis users

open access: yesAnnals of Medicine, 2023
Background A body-powered functional and cosmetically appeasing hand with moving interphalangeal joints (IPJ-Hand) was created. Function and satisfaction with the IPJ-Hand, conventional hand (CH) and functional hook (FH) in trans-radial prosthesis users ...
Natthawan Sutthison   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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