Reciprocating gait prosthesis for the bilateral hip disarticulation amputee
| Autor: | S J Murray, Alexander C. Nicol, W.D. Spence, N.K Fowler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Male Engineering medicine.medical_specialty Disarticulation medicine.medical_treatment 0206 medical engineering Biomedical Engineering Artificial Limbs 02 engineering and technology Prosthesis Design medicine.disease_cause Prosthesis Weight-bearing 03 medical and health sciences Reciprocating motion 0302 clinical medicine Gait (human) Amputees medicine Humans Reciprocating gait orthosis Gait 030222 orthopedics Hip business.industry Mechanical Engineering Biomechanics General Medicine medicine.disease 020601 biomedical engineering United Kingdom Amputation Physical therapy business |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine. 215:309-314 |
| ISSN: | 2041-3033 0954-4119 |
| Popis: | This paper describes the design, manufacture and use of a new prosthesis which produced reciprocating gait for a bilateral hip disarticulation amputee. A special mechanism used the hip extension moment during weight bearing to drive the contralateral limb through the swing phase. The user rapidly attained efficient and safe reciprocating gait, together with simple donning and doffing. The success of this project has major implications for hip disarticulation amputees in terms of profound improvements of their independence and self-esteem. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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