Reducing Residual Limb Adipose Tissue via Surgery Alters Foursquare Stepping Mechanics of a Transfemoral Amputee

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dc.contributor.authorLevy, Emily T.
dc.contributor.authorFey, Nicholas P.
dc.contributor.utdAuthorLevy, Emily T.
dc.contributor.utdAuthorFey, Nicholas P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-30T19:31:11Z
dc.date.available2019-08-30T19:31:11Z
dc.date.created2018-11
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dc.description.abstractAs prosthetic technology advances, performance improvement is expected for persons with amputation to accomplish their daily activities. However, prosthesis research often overlooks the interface between the residual limb of the user and the prosthetic socket. This case study analyzed the influence of the local mechanical properties of the residual limb on biomechanics during non-steady movements. Before and after a unique surgery removing excess adipose tissue in the residual limb, an obese transfemoral amputee performed foursquare step tests. Post-surgery, the subject moved more fluidly. The increased maneuverability is characterized by increased stepping speed, less sharp direction changes, and more efficient movement path, and these movement qualities were quantified by task completion time, radius of curvature, and distance travelled, respectively. © 2017 IEEE.
dc.description.departmentErik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationLevy, E. T., and N. P. Fey. 2018. "Reducing residual limb adipose tissue via surgery alters foursquare stepping mechanics of a transfemoral amputee." 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation: 1-2, doi:10.1109/WEROB.2017.8383840
dc.identifier.isbn9781538643778
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10735.1/6831
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
dc.relation.isPartOf2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation
dc.relation.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WEROB.2017.8383840
dc.rights©2017 IEEE
dc.subjectBiomechanics
dc.subjectRobotics
dc.subjectSurgery
dc.subjectTissues
dc.subjectWearable technology
dc.subjectProsthesis
dc.subjectCurvature
dc.subjectArtificial limbs
dc.titleReducing Residual Limb Adipose Tissue via Surgery Alters Foursquare Stepping Mechanics of a Transfemoral Amputee
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