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Latest Publications and Research on Artificial Limbs


Sci Rep      

Morphological Neural Computation Restores Discrimination of Naturalistic Textures in Trans-radial Amputees.

Mazzoni A, Oddo CM, Valle G, Camboni D, Strauss I, Barbaro M, Barabino G, Puddu R, Carboni C, Bisoni L, Carpaneto J, Vecchio F, Petrini FM, Romeni S, Czimmermann T, Massari L, di Iorio R, Miraglia F, Granata G, Pani D, Stieglitz T, Raffo L, Rossini PM, Micera S

Humans rely on their sense of touch to interact with the environment. Thus, restoring lost tactile sensory capabilities in amputees would advance thei ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Trials      

Effect of temperature-control liner materials on long-term outcomes of lower limb prosthesis use: a randomized controlled trial protocol.

Fiedler G, Singh A, Zhang X

In people living with limb loss, addressing the resulting functional deficit with prostheses increases the risk for secondary conditions such as press ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Nanoscale      

A UV damage-sensing nociceptive device for bionic applications.

Zhou L, Zhang SR, Yang JQ, Mao JY, Ren Y, Shan H, Xu Z, Zhou Y, Han ST

Artificial limbs have been widely investigated in the past several decades, and multifuncional bionic limbs have already been constructed. However, du ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Univ N M Orthop Res J      

Design for Transtibial Modifiable Socket for Immediate Postoperative Prosthesis.

Rush MN, Hagin E, Nguyen J, Lujan V, Dutton RA, Salas C

Amputations are long-standing surgical procedures that have been performed for centuries; however, very little attention and urgency have been given t ... Read More

Source: PubMed
Bone Joint J      

A 15-year follow-up of transfemoral amputees with bone-anchored transcutaneous prostheses.

Hagberg K, Ghassemi Jahani SA, Kulbacka-Ortiz K, Thomsen P, Malchau H, Reinholdt C

The aim of this study was to describe implant and patient-reported outcome in patients with a unilateral transfemoral amputation (TFA) treated with a ... Read More

Source: PubMed
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