Screen LibraryAdvances for prosthetic technology : from historical perspective to current status to future application /
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Tokyo : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 135 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9784431558149 4431558144 |
| Index Number: | RD130 |
| CLC: | R318.1 |
| Call Number: | R318.1/L559 |
| Contents: | Amputations and prostheses, a topic of global concern -- Ankle-foot complex and the fundamental aspects of gait -- Prosthetic gait asymmetry and discomfort while walking with a transtibial prosthesis -- Testing and evaluation strategies for the powered prosthesis, a global perspective -- Passive transtibial prosthesis and associated prosthetic components -- Energy Storage and Return (ESAR) prosthesis -- Architecture of a powered prosthesis system: actuators, sensors, and control -- Transtibial powered prostheses: single and dual actuator configurations -- The MIT inspired powered prosthesis leading to the commercialized BiOM powered prosthesis, a precedence in transtibial prosthetic technology -- Future and advanced concepts for the powered prosthesis. |