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A.T. Literature- Lower Extremity Amputation

  1. “Bionic” Leg Anticipates the Wearer’s Moves
  2. A Balancing Act: Cycling Tips for Amputees
  3. A Cheap, Portable Wound-Healing Device
  4. A Comparative Study of Conventional and Energy-Storing Prosthetic Feet in High-Functioning Transfemoral Amputees
  5. A Guide to "Recreational" Prostheses
  6. A New Grip on Life
  7. A Once-Unthinkable Choice for Amputees
  8. A Preliminary Predictive Model for Wheelchair Use 4 Months After Receipt
  9. A Priori Alignment of Transtibial Prostheses: A Comparison and Evaluation of Three Methods
  10. A Step Beyond Human
  11. Activity Levels Among Lower-Limb Amputees: Self-Report Versus Step Activity Monitor
  12. Adaptation to Altered Balance Conditions in Unilateral Amputees Due to Atherosclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Study
  13. Adding Spring to Robotic Limbs by Doing Away With Some of the Motors
  14. Advanced Technology Prostheses: Are They For You?
  15. Advances in Lower-Limb Prosthetic Technology
  16. Advances in Prosthetics Pair Limbs With Robotics
  17. Agonist-Antagonist Active Knee Prosthesis: A Preliminary Study in Level-Ground Walking
  18. Aimee Mullins and her 12 Pairs of Legs
  19. Ambulation Aid Use During the Rehabilitation of People with Lower Limb Amputations
  20. Ambulation Monitoring of Transtibial Amputation Subjects With Patient Activity Monitor Versus Pedometer
  21. AMP-Foot 2.0 Prosthesis Mimics Human Ankle’s Spring
  22. Amputee is First Civilian to Get Hi-Tech, $95,000 Military Grade Bionic Leg
  23. Amputee Surfer Launches Association
  24. Amputees Swim, Surf, Kayak With Waterproof Prosthesis or Liners
  25. Analysis, Testing and Design of a Low-Cost Prosthetic Foot
  26. Ancient Egyptian Artificial Toes Could Be World’s Earliest Prostheses
  27. And Then There Were 15: James Dyson Award 2012 Finalists Announced
  28. Application of Self-Report and Performance-Based Outcome Measures to Determine Functional Differences Between Four Categories of Prosthetic Feet
  29. Assessing the Prosthetic Needs of Farmers and Ranchers With Amputations
  30. Assessment of Gait Symmetry in Transfemoral Amputees Using C-Leg Compared With 3R60 Prosthetic Knees
  31. Assessment of Transfemoral Amputees Using C-Leg and Power Knee for Ascending and Descending Inclines and Steps
  32. Assessment Technique for Computer-Aided Manufactured Sockets
  33. Assistive Devices in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Electrical Burns - Three Case Reports
  34. Barriers and Facilitators of Participation in Sports: A Qualitative Study on Dutch Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation
  35. Barriers to the Provision of Prosthetic Services in the Geriatric Population
  36. Beach Party? Bingo!
  37. Being Like Everybody Else: The Personal Meanings of Being a Prosthesis User
  38. Beyond the Van: Alternative Vehicle Modifications
  39. Biohybrid Limbs: New Materials and New Properties
  40. Biomimetic Prostheses: The Next Generation
  41. Blazing Marlon Shirley Beats 11-Second Barrier
  42. Bone-Anchored Leg Prostheses Improve Quality of Life
  43. Brain Could Guide Artificial Limbs
  44. Brain-Controlled Cursor Doubles as a Neural Workout
  45. CAD/CAM Transtibial Prosthetic Sockets from Central Fabrication Facilities: How Accurate are They?
  46. Can Vibratory Feedback Be Used to Improve Postural Stability in Persons With Transtibial Limb Loss?
  47. Case Report: Innovative Treatment of a Difficult Femoral Fracture in a Transtibial Amputee
  48. Case Report: Using the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale to Quantify the Impact of Prosthetic Knee Choice on Balance Confidence
  49. Changes That Occur Among New and Experienced Older Adult Power Wheelchair Users: A Three Month Follow Up
  50. Chevrolet and Michigan Students Team Up to Design New Cycle for Wounded Veterans
  51. Clinical Evaluation of Two Prosthetic Suspension Systems in a Bilateral Transtibial Amputee
  52. Co-Contraction Patterns of Trans-Tibial Amputee Ankle and Knee Musculature During Gait
  53. Comparative Biomechanical Analysis of Current Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Knee Joints
  54. Comparison of A Priori Alignment Techniques for Transtibial Prostheses in the Developing World -- Pilot Study
  55. Comparison of Gait of Persons With Partial Foot Amputation Wearing Prosthesis to Matched Control Group: Observational Study
  56. Comparison of Satisfaction With Current Prosthetic Care in Veterans and Servicemembers From Vietnam and OIF/OEF Conflicts With Major Traumatic Limb Loss
  57. Comparison of Standing Versus Supine Alignment Capture Methods for Monolimb Fabrication
  58. Comparison of Walking Overground and in a Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN) in Individuals With and Without Transtibial Amputation
  59. Computer-Socket Manufacturing Error: How Much Before It Is Clinically Apparent?
  60. Contribution of Each Leg to the Control of Unperturbed Bipedal Stance in Lower Limb Amputees: New Insights Using Entropy
  61. Controlling Prosthetic Limbs With Electrode Arrays
  62. Cost-Effectiveness of C-Leg Compared With Non-Microprocessor-Controlled Knees: A Modeling Approach
  63. Costs and Consequences of a Prosthesis With an Electronically Stance and Swing Phase Controlled Knee Joint
  64. Decreased Heart Rate in a Geriatric Client After Physical Therapy Intervention and Accommodation With the C-Leg
  65. Dermatologic Conditions Associated With Use of a Lower-Extremity Prosthesis
  66. Design of a Manikin for Testing of Residual-Limb Shape Capture Method: Technical Note
  67. Designing Mobility for the World
  68. Determining Asymmetry of Roll-Over Shapes in Prosthetic Walking
  69. Development and Preliminary Testing of a Device for the Direct Measurement of Forces and Moments in the Prosthetic Limb of Transfemoral Amputees During Activities of Daily Living
  70. Development of a Recumbent Elliptical Machine
  71. Device to Monitor Sock Use in People Using Prosthetic Limbs: Technical Report
  72. Differences in Gait Characteristics Between Persons With Bilateral Transtibial Amputations, Due to Peripheral Vascular Disease and Trauma, and Able-Bodied Ambulators
  73. Dog Teaches Disabled People to Surf
  74. Don’t Know How? Well, Find Someone Who Does
  75. Eastern Michigan University, College Park Industries Develop New Technology to Shed Light on How Forces Affect Amputees, Prosthetics
  76. Effect of an Intelligent Prosthesis (IP) on the Walking Ability of Young Transfemoral Amputees
  77. Effect of Prosthetic Ankle Units on Roll-Over Shape Characteristics During Walking in Persons With Bilateral Transtibial Amputations
  78. Effect of Prosthetic Design on Center of Pressure Excursion in Partial Foot Prostheses
  79. Effect of Prosthetic Gel Liner Thickness on Gait Biomechanics and Pressure Distribution Within the Transtibial Socket
  80. Effects of Alignment on Interface Pressure for Transtibial Amputee During Walking
  81. Effects of Prosthetic Foot Forefoot Flexibility on Gait of Unilateral Transtibial Prosthesis Users
  82. Effects of Prosthetic Foot Forefoot Flexibility on Oxygen Cost and Subjective Preference Rankings of Unilateral Transtibial Prosthesis Users
  83. Effects of Shoe Heel Height on the Roll-Over Shapes of Prosthetic Ankle-Foot Systems: Implications for Heel-Height-Adjustable Components
  84. Elephant With Prosthetic Foot in Cambodia
  85. Empowering Prosthetics: A Team Approach to Prosthetics and Limb Loss
  86. Energy Consumption During Prosthetic Walking and Physical Fitness in Older Hip Disarticulation Amputees
  87. Energy Consumption During Prosthetic Walking and Wheelchair Locomotion by Elderly Hip Disarticulation Amputees
  88. Energy Expenditure and Activity of Transfemoral Amputees Using Mechanical and Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Knees
  89. Ergonomic Redesign of Elliptical Trainer to Promote Greater Safety, Comfort and Usability
  90. Evaluation of a Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthetic System During Walking
  91. Ex Rx Tips for Trainers Working With Amputees
  92. Exmovere Holdings Unveils Wearable Transportation Device
  93. Experience of Providing Prosthetic and Orthotic Services in Sierra Leone
  94. Feasibility and Validity of a Graded One-Legged Cycle Exercise Test to Determine Peak Aerobic Capacity in Older People With a Lower-Limb Amputation
  95. Fitting Prosthetic Limbs, via a Computer
  96. For Army Amputee, 2 Steps Forward
  97. Functional Added Value of Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Knee Joints in Daily Life Performance of Medicare Functional Classification Level-2 Amputees
  98. Gait Symmetry and Regularity in Transfemoral Amputees Assessed by Trunk Accelerations
  99. Getting Wet With Your Prosthesis
  100. Handling Stairs in the Seated Position for People With Unilateral Lower-Limb Amputations
  101. Home Based Self-Delivered Mirror Therapy for Phantom Pain: A Pilot Study
  102. Hot Topic: Assistive Technology
  103. How Do Sock Ply Changes Affect Residual-Limb Fluid Volume in People With Transtibial Amputation?
  104. Imagining a Bionic Future: Research Has Yielded Thought-Controlled Arms and Hands That Grasp
  105. Improving Daily Life
  106. Incredible Feat for Double Leg Amputee
  107. Independence Through Prosthetics
  108. Influence of Advanced Prosthetic Knee Joints on Perceived Performance and Everyday Life Activity Level of Low-Functional Persons With a Transfemoral Amputation or Knee Disarticulation
  109. Investigations of Roll-Over Shape: Implications for Design, Alignment, and Evaluation of Ankle-Foot Prostheses and Orthoses
  110. Job Accommodations for People With Amputations
  111. K3 Promoter Prosthetic Foot Reduces the Metabolic Cost of Walking for Unilateral Transtibial Amputees
  112. Kinematic Adaptations to a Novel Walking Task With a Prosthetic Simulator
  113. Kinematics in the Terminal Swing Phase of Unilateral Transfemoral Amputees: Microprocessor-Controlled Versus Swing-Phase Control Prosthetic Knees
  114. Leg Laterality in Bilateral Trans-Tibial Amputees: A Case Study Using Prosthesis-Integrated Sensors
  115. Lessons Learned in Pilot Testing Specialty Consultations to Benefit Individuals With Lower Limb Loss
  116. Linked Wii Balance Boards Help Children Learn Balance Skills
  117. Low-Cost Adjustable Prosthetic Leg
  118. Making a Splash: A New Wave of Prostheses for the Water World
  119. Man Climbs Chicago Skyscraper Using Bionic Leg
  120. Maryland Governor Signs Prosthetic Parity Law
  121. Measuring Residual Limb Skin Temperatures at the Skin-Prosthesis Interface
  122. Mechanical Performance of Inflatable Inserts Used in Limb Prosthetics
  123. Mechanimals: Animals Fitted With Prosthetics: Slide Show
  124. Microprocessor-Controlled Hydraulic Foot Can Benefit Moderately Active Amputees
  125. Minds, Machines Merge to Offer New Hope for Overcoming Impairments
  126. MIT Spin-Out iWalk, Bringing to Market Prosthetic Foot, Raises $15 Million from General Catalyst and Sigma Partners
  127. Multidimensional Motion of the Talux Foot System in a Bilateral Transtibial Amputee
  128. Muscle Activation Patterns During Walking From Transtibial Amputees Recorded Within the Residual Limb-Prosthetic Interface
  129. Neuromotor Prosthesis Development
  130. New Low-Profile Prosthetic Foot Joins Ottobock’s Triton Product Line
  131. New York’s Finest
  132. Nike Develops Performance Rubber Sole for Prosthetic Running Blades
  133. No Small Feat: Engineer Puts His Best Foot Forward
  134. Obesity and Metabolic Disorders in Adults With Lower Limb Amputation
  135. Obstacle Course: Users’ Maneuverability and Movement Efficiency When Using Otto Bock C-Leg, Otto Bock 3R60, and CaTech SNS Prosthetic Knee Joints
  136. On Veterans Day, Honoring Marine Who Lost Limbs in Afghanistan, but Not Spirit
  137. Paraplegic Amputee Walks Again Thanks to Artificial Brace
  138. Patient Lifts: Balancing Safety With Recovery
  139. Perceived Stability, Function, and Satisfaction Among Transfemoral Amputees Using Microprocessor and Nonmicroprocessor Controlled Prosthetic Knees: A Multicenter Survey
  140. Perception of Socket Alignment Perturbations in Amputees With Transtibial Prostheses
  141. Personal Lifting Pedestal
  142. Plantar Foot Self Inspection System
  143. Powerful Software Behind Performance of Otto Bock’s New Bionic Prosthetic
  144. Preliminary Evaluation of an Automatically Stance-Phase Controlled Pediatric Prosthetic Knee Joint Using Quantitative Gait Analysis
  145. Prosthesis and Wheelchair Use in Veterans With Lower-Limb Amputation
  146. Prosthesis Use in Persons With Lower- and Upper-Limb Amputation
  147. Prosthetic Cost Projections for Servicemembers With Major Limb Loss From Vietnam and OIF/OEF
  148. Prosthetic Feet: State-of-the-Art Review and the Importance of Mimicking Human Ankle-Foot Biomechanics
  149. Prosthetic Fitting, Use, and Satisfaction Following Lower-Limb Amputation: A Prospective Study
  150. Prosthetic Knees
  151. Prosthetic Socket Fabricated Using Selective Laser Sintering: A Case Study
  152. Prosthetic Socks and Liners
  153. Psychometric Properties of the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale Among Individuals With a Lower-Limb Amputation
  154. Putting Amputees Back in the Driver's Seat
  155. Putting Your Best Foot Forward
  156. Recycling Energy to Restore Impaired Ankle Function During Human Walking
  157. Reducing the Risk
  158. Researcher Trips Amputees in Effort to Develop Improved Prosthetic Legs
  159. Residual Limb Wounds or Ulcers Heal in Transtibial Amputees Using an Active Suction Socket System: A Randomized Controlled Study
  160. Residual-Limb Quality and Functional Mobility 1 Year After Transtibial Amputation Caused by Vascular Insufficiency
  161. Rocket Powered Prosthetic Feet May Outrun Nature’s Best
  162. Scientists Create Prosthesis
  163. Scientists Say Bionic Feet Need More Spring in Their Step
  164. Scientists Take Steps to Making “Bionic” Leg
  165. Segways Help Wounded Vets Cover New Ground
  166. Selection of Optimal Muscle Set for 16-Channel Standing Neuroprosthesis
  167. Seoul National University Develops Inexpensive, Super Sensitive Electronic Skin
  168. SideStix Crutches Designed for More Than Just Walking
  169. Spirit Intact, Soldier Reclaims His Life
  170. State of the Science: Virtual Reality
  171. Strength Evaluation of Prosthetic Check Sockets, Copolymer Sockets, and Definitive Laminated Sockets
  172. Take A Hike: Prosthetic Choices for the Road Less Travelled
  173. Technology Showcase
  174. Tensile Strength and Impact Resistance of Materials Used in Prosthetic Check Sockets, Copolymer Sockets, and Definitive Laminated Sockets
  175. Test-Retest Reliability of the Functional Mobility Assessment (FMA): A Pilot Study
  176. The African Disability Scooter: Preliminary Analysis of a New Mobility Aid
  177. The Effect of a Talux Prosthetic Foot on Gait Parameters and Limb Loading of Nonvascular Transtibial Amputees
  178. The Effect of Screw Fixation Type on a Modular Hemi-Pelvic Prosthesis: A 3-D Finite Element Model
  179. The Effects of Increased Prosthetic Ankle Motions on the Gait of Persons With Bilateral Transtibial Amputations
  180. The Impact of C-Leg on the Physical and Psychological Adjustment to Transfemoral Amputation
  181. The Next Challenge in Prosthetics
  182. The Safety of C-Leg: Biomechanical Tests
  183. The Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain Using Immersive Virtual Reality: Three Case Studies
  184. The Use of CAD/CAM Technology in Prosthetics and Orthotics-Current Clinical Models and a View to the Future
  185. The Wheelchair Skills Test: A Pilot Study of a New Outcome Measure
  186. Thigh-Controlled Piano Pedal
  187. Towards Design of a Stumble Detection System for Artificial Legs
  188. Transtibial Amputee Joint Rotation Moments During Straight-Line Walking and a Common Turning Task With and Without a Torsion Adapter
  189. Transtibial Prosthesis Suspension Failure During Skydiving Freefall: A Case Report
  190. Trans-Tibial Prosthesization in Large Area of Residual Limb Wound: Is It Possible? A Case Report
  191. Transtibial Prosthetic Suspension: Less Pistoning Versus Easy Donning and Doffing
  192. Treating the Whole Person: Exploring a Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management
  193. U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Develop Simple Prosthetic Leg Using Local Resources
  194. Unilateral Lower-Limb Loss: Prosthetic Device Use and Functional Outcomes in Servicemembers from Vietnam War and OIF/OEF Conflicts
  195. Use of Quantitative Gait Analysis for the Evaluation of Prosthetic Walking Performance
  196. Utah Engineering Prof Invents Smart Insole to Correct Walking Abnormalities
  197. Utilization of Prostheses and Mobility-Related Assistive Technology Among Service Members and Veterans From Vietnam and Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Reform
  198. Validity Evidence for a Modified Version of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users' Survey
  199. Validity of a Method to Quantify Transtibial Amputees’ Free-Living Prosthetic Wearing Times and Physical Activity Levels When Using Suction Suspension Sockets
  200. Validity of DynaPort GaitMonitor for Assessment of Spatiotemporal Parameters in Amputee Gait
  201. Verrucose Hyperplasia: A Problem From Open-end Prosthetic Sockets
  202. Video Game Technology Gives Veterans New Lease on Life
  203. Virtual Reality is Therapy for Injuries
  204. Volume Management: Smart Variable Geometry Socket (SVGS) Technology for Lower-Limb Prostheses
  205. Volunteer Army to Build House for Veteran
  206. Walkbot Exoskeleton Rehabilitates Stroke Survivors
  207. Wheelchair-Mounted Accelerometers for Measurement of Physical Activity
  208. Wheeled Mobility: Factors Influencing Mobility and Assistive Technology in Veterans and Servicemembers With Major Traumatic Limb Loss From Vietnam War and OIF/OEF Conflicts
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