Present Day Research in Lower Limb Prosthetics

Locomotion and lower-limb prosthetics.

One of the principal activities of the members of the Biomechanics Laboratory during the past two decades has been the study of human locomotion . A major objective of these studies has been the accumulation of data that might be used in the design and construction of improved prosthetic and orthotic devices . The investigations have included electromyograms of the phasic action of muscles, for...

Lower Limb Prosthetics for Sports and Recreation

The VA-Cyberware lower limb prosthetics-orthotics optical laser digitizer.

Characterization of the residual limbs and limb segments of patients for prosthesis and orthosis design has principally been a subjective process, highly dependent upon the skill, level of training, and experience of the prosthetist/orthotist involved. Even with the application of computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies in prosthetics and orthotics, resid...

Limb prosthetics-1970.

Progressive upper limb prosthetics.

The field of upper extremity prosthetics is a constantly changing arena as researchers and prosthetists strive to bridge the gap between prosthetic reality and upper limb physiology. With the further development of implantable neurologic sensing devices and targeted muscle innervation (discussed elsewhere in this issue), the challenge of limited input to control vast outputs promises to become ...