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| Pages: | 1 | 2 | Effects of Prosthetic Foot Rocker Radius on Gait of Prosthesis Users The purpose of this project is to determine if prosthetic feet made to mimic the able-bodied ankle-foot roll-over shape will provide any biomechanical or energetic advantage to their users during walking. More ... Principal Investigators: Andrew Hansen, PhD and Steven Gard, PhD Co-Investigator: Mark Edwards, CP, MHPE, Northwestern University Funded by: Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Shape&Roll Prosthetic Foot Designer Kit for Low-Income Countries The purpose of this development project is to design a set of manuals that allow people from low-income countries to fabricate the newly developed Shape&Roll Prosthetic Foot by themselves. More ... Principal Investigators: Steven A. Gard, PhD and Dudley S. Childress, PhD Co-Investigator: Andrew H. Hansen, PhD Funded by: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) A Comparison of Computer-Controlled and Passive Prosthetic Knee Joints The purpose of this study is to evaluate walking performance (level ground, obstacle course, stairs) of persons with unilateral transfemoral amputations when fitted with three different prosthetic knee joints: Otto Bock C-leg®, Otto Bock 3R60 and CaTech SNS. More ... Principal Investigators: Steven A. Gard, PhD and Dudley S. Childress, PhD Funded by: Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Characterization of the Shock Absorption of the Able-bodied Locomotor System, with Application to Amputee Gait During walking, persons with lower-limb amputation experience high forces that are transmitted through their prostheses to their trunk. These shock forces are not only uncomfortable and unhealthy for the amputee but may also contribute negatively to the quality of gait. We believe shock absorption is a fundamental aspect of normal and pathological walking which if not set properly can result in poor and injurious gait. More ... Principal Investigators: Dudley S. Childress, PhD and Steven A. Gard, PhDProject Director: George A. Bertos, MS Co-Investigators: Funded by: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) An Investigation of Shock-Absorbing Prosthetic Components The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of two types of shock-absorbing prosthetic components—a Endolite TT Pylon and an Otto Bock 3R60 EBS Knee—on the gaits of people with unilateral transfemoral amputations. More ... Principal Investigators: Steven A. Gard, PhD and Dudley S. Childress, PhD Co-Investigators: Funded by: Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) The Shape&Roll Prosthetic Foot for Use in Low-Income Countries The Shape&Roll Prosthetic Foot is a low-cost prosthetic component intended for use in low-income countries. The goal of our work is a prosthetic foot with excellent performance in walking that is extremely durable, cosmetically pleasing and inexpensive. More ... Principal Investigator: Dudley Childress, PhD Co-Investigators: Funded by: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) sub-contract Modeling of Able-bodied and Prosthetic Gait There is a need for a firm theoretical foundation for walking in the field of rehabilitation and orthopaedics, because currently the biomechanics of gait are not sufficiently understood to allow quantification. Models and simulations of walking allow us to better understand different aspects of human movement and analyze motion in mathematical terms. More ... Principal Investigators: Dudley S. Childress, PhD and Steven A. Gard, PhD Co-Investigator: Student Investigator: Funded by: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), Pages: | 1 | 2 | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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