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Perturbation-based balance training on a treadmill is an emerging method of gait stability training with a characteristic task nature that has had positive and sustained effects on balance recovery strategies ...
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The lower extremity may play a crucial role in compensating for gait perturbations. The study aimed to explore the mechanism of perturbation compensation by investigating the gait characteristics and lower ext...
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Open AccessKinematics and kinetics comparison of ultra-congruent versus medial-pivot designs for total knee arthroplasty by multibody analysis
Nowadays, several configurations of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implants are commercially available whose designs resulted from clinical and biomechanical considerations. Previous research activities led to ...
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An Artificial Potential Field Algorithm for Path Planning of Redundant Manipulators Based on Navigation Functions
In this work, we propose a novel artificial potential field off-line path planning algorithm for robot manipulators. The potential field is defined using navigation functions, and the parameters of the navigat...
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Open AccessFinite element analysis of bone remodelling with piezoelectric effects using an open-source framework
Bone tissue exhibits piezoelectric properties and thus is capable of transforming mechanical stress into electrical potential. Piezoelectricity has been shown to play a vital role in bone adaptation and remode...
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Open AccessNeuro-musculoskeletal flexible multibody simulation yields a framework for efficient bone failure risk assessment
Fragility fractures are a major socioeconomic problem. A non-invasive, computationally-efficient method for the identification of fracture risk scenarios under the representation of neuro-musculoskeletal dynam...
