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Optimization Investigations on Total Knee Arthroplasty
A variety of concepts relating to optimization of TKA are covered in the research literature; however this coverage is extremely limited from a...
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Human-Exoskeleton Interaction During Knee Flexion-Extension Under Different Configurations of Robot Assistance-Resistance
The purpose of this work was to evaluate the human-exoskeleton interaction during performance of knee flexion-extension under different...
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Use of Force-Controlled Compliance-Eigenvector Power-Iterations for Finding an Instantaneous Knee Axis: Mockup Study for a Fixed Hinge
The non-invasive determination of the instantaneous rotation axis of human joints is of high relevance for rehabilitation purposes as well as for...
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Two-Stage Convolutional Neural Network for Knee Osteoarthritis Diagnosis in X-Rays
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal illness. To solve the problem that inaccurate knee joint localization and inadequate knee OA...
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Kinematic and Electromyography Analysis of the Knee Function in Non-trained Healthy Subjects Through a Single-Leg Drop Landing Test
Knee joint performance in elite and amateur athletes has been studied; however, scarce information has been reported on non-trained subjects. The...
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Three-Dimensional Source Location of Acoustic Emission Technique for Damage Detection in Osteoarthritic Knee
The knee joint is the prime anatomical structure in the lower extremity of the body and has a major effect on the quality of life and daily...
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Estimates of Cruciate Ligament Forces Resulting from Anterior Tibial Translation During Simulated Flexion Motion of the Human Knee
Cruciate ligaments are main stabilizers of the joint in the sagittal plane. Anterior cruciate ligament is one of the most injured ligaments,...
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Design of a Passive Knee Exoskeleton Reducing the Load of Walking
With the development of science and technology, the modern high-tech war has put forward a higher demand for soldiers. Soldiers often carry loads...
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Gender Differences in Lower Limb Biomechanics During Stair Ascent in Young Subjects
The aim of this study was to investigate gender differences in the biomechanics of lower limb joints during stair ascent, focusing on the...
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A new skeletal model for the ankle joint complex
The talocrural and the talocalcaneal articulations collectively form the ankle joint complex of the human foot and are the focus of investigation of...
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A Transparent Lower Limb Perturbator to Investigate Joint Impedance During Gait
Joint impedance plays an important role in postural control and movement. However, current experimental knowledge on lower limb impedance during gait...
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Development of a New Knee Endoprosthesis and Finite Element Analysis of Contact Stresses
In this paper, based on the virtual model of a classic knee prosthesis and on the clinical observations on the limitations of the range of motion of...
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Measurement of Q Factor from Two Dimensional Images of Osteoarthritic Knee Braces
Osteoarthritis is one of the common joint arthritis that occurs due to the inflammation of cushion endings of the bone and cartilage wearing. The...
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Concurrent validation of inertial sensors for measurement of knee kinematics in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: A technical report
The validity of inertial sensor-based kinematic measurements in individuals with knee osteoarthritis has not previously been investigated. This study...
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Comparison of SMC and PID Controllers for Pneumatically Powered Knee Orthosis
The study aims in the design and implementation of suitable controllers for the knee joint of a pneumatically actuated orthosis, which is intended...
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A New Bio-Inspired Joint with Variable Stiffness
This paper addresses stiffness modulation and antagonistic actuation in light-weight tendon-driven bio-inspired manipulators suitable for safe...
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An Optimization System for Intent Recognition Based on an Improved KNN Algorithm with Minimal Feature Set for Powered Knee Prosthesis
In this article, a new optimization system that uses few features to recognize locomotion with high classification accuracy is proposed. The...
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An anatomy-based dynamic model of total knee arthroplasty
The present study aims at develo** a three-dimensional forward dynamics methodology to compute the micro- and macro-motion of the tibiofemoral...
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Intelligent Knee Prostheses: A Systematic Review of Control Strategies
The intelligent knee prosthesis is capable of human-like bionic lower limb control through advanced control systems and artificial intelligence...
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Exploiting Reciprocity Between Constraints and Instantaneous Motion to Reconstruct Individual Knee Kinematics
Musculoskeletal models are limited in their clinical application by the complexity of their personalization. In this work we present a novel and...