Design of Mechanism and Preliminary Field Validation of Low-Cost Transfemoral Rotator for Use in the Developing World
Copyright © 2016 by ASME. Transfemoral (above-knee) amputees face a unique and challenging set of restrictions to movement and function. Most notably, they are unable to medially rotate their lower-leg and subsequently cross their legs. The best and most common solution to this issue today is a tran...
Main Authors: | Zhou, Michelle, Cavuto, Matthew L., Chun, Matthew L., Kelsall, Nora Clancy, Baranov, Karl, Durgin, Keriann E., Arelekatti, Murthy, Winter, Amos G. |
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Other Authors: | MIT-SUTD Collaboration |
Format: | Article |
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ASME International
2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120771 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8358-7366 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4151-0889 |
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