Arthritis: Signs of the Incurable Disease and How to Prevent It

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease worldwide. How to prevent it and why surgery should be the last ...
IEEE

Design and Backdrivability Modeling of a Portable High Torque Robotic Knee Prosthesis With Intrinsic Compliance for Agile Activities

Abstract: High-performance prostheses are crucial to enable versatile activities like walking, squatting, and running for lower extremity amputees. State-of-the-art prostheses are either not powerful ...
techxplore

How modified robotic prosthetics could help address hip and back problems for amputees

Researchers have developed a new algorithm that combines two processes for personalizing robotic prosthetic devices to both optimize the movement of the prosthetic limb and—for the first time—also ...
Frontiers

Using deep networks for knee range of motion monitoring in total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation

Background: Knee range of motion (ROM) is a key indicator of rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Current tools, such as visual and protractor measurements, are cumbersome, imprecise, ...
IEEE

Design and Control of a Bionic Leg

Abstract: The limb amputation rate around the world is rising due to several reasons. Robotic prosthetic devices are now evolving that assist amputees in walking, picking and grasping objects, ...