Development of a prosthesis shoulder mechanism for upper limb amputees: Application of an original design methodology to optimize functionality and wearability

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 47, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 523-531

  Troncossi, Marco ^a   Borghi, Corrado ^a   Chiossi, Marco ^b   Davalli, Angelo ^a   Parenti Castelli, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INAIL Prostheses Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Externally powered prostheses; Kinematic simulations; Performance indices; Shoulder articulation; Upper limb amputees

Indexed keywords

EXTERNALLY POWERED PROSTHESES; KINEMATIC SIMULATIONS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; SHOULDER ARTICULATION; UPPER LIMB AMPUTEES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; SHOULDERS (ROAD); SIMULATORS;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

ALGORITHM; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; KINEMATICS; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; HUMANS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHOULDER JOINT; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 67349177847     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-009-0465-9     Document Type: Article

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