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Lab News

* Brian L. Ruhe receives PhD degree
* Now Available: Capabilities, Autumn 2009 Edition
* Charles Wang and Erin Boutwell awarded MS degrees
* VACMARL Software Improvements
* Center for the Intrepid and TATRC Reps Visit NURERC
* Andrew Hansen, Ph.D., Visits Center for the Intrepid
* Fatone and Malas Present Workshops
* Hansen Keynote Speaker at Amsterdam
* NIDRR Grant Funds 5-year RERC for P&O 
  at NUPRL-RERP 
* Elizabeth Klodd awarded MS degree
* RERC on Universal Design seeks feedback on
  the built environment

* Now Available: 2006 State of the Science Report

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Core Research Areas

Upper-Limb Prosthetics
3D CAD drawing of Multifunction HandTopics include: myoelectrics, implantable sensors, multifunction hands, partial-hand prostheses, and series elastic actuators

Lower-Limb Prosthetics
Topics include: prosthetic knee joints, shock absorption, Shape&Roll prosthetic feet, gait modeling, roll-over shape, ankle motion, ankle joints, and partial foot prostheses 

Spinal StudiesWireframe model of human walking
Topics include: trunk flexion, balance, energy expenditure, and human walking

Orthotics
Topics include: ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs), foot alignment and support, orthotic knee joints, reciprocating gait orthoses, and roll-over shapes for AFOs

CAD/CAM
Topics include: automated fabrication, Squirt Shape technology, lightweight limbs, automated alignment transfers, and computer-aided socket design

Squirt Shape Method of Socket ConstructionSquirt Shape Method of Socket Construction

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Prosthetics Research Laboratory and Rehabilitation Engineering Research Program
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
345 East Superior St. Room 1441
Chicago, IL 60611-4496
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Email: reiu@northwestern.edu