[PDF][PDF] State-of-the-art research in lower-limb prosthetic biomechanics-socket interface: a review.

AFT Mak, M Zhang, DA Boone - Journal of Rehabilitation …, 2001 - rehab.research.va.gov
Scientific studies have been conducted to quantify attributes that may be important in the
creation of more functional and comfortable lower-limb prostheses. The prosthesis socket, a …

[HTML][HTML] Finite element analysis of the amputated lower limb: A systematic review and recommendations

AS Dickinson, JW Steer, PR Worsley - Medical engineering & physics, 2017 - Elsevier
The care and rehabilitation of individuals after lower limb amputation presents a substantial
and growing socioeconomic challenge. Clinical outcome is closely linked to successful …

Estimating the effective Young's modulus of soft tissues from indentation tests—nonlinear finite element analysis of effects of friction and large deformation

M Zhang, YP Zheng, AFT Mak - Medical engineering & physics, 1997 - Elsevier
A nonlinear finite element model was developed to investigate the biomechanics of
indentation, particularly the influence of friction and large deformation on the calculation of …

Load transfer mechanics between trans-tibial prosthetic socket and residual limb—dynamic effects

X Jia, M Zhang, WCC Lee - Journal of biomechanics, 2004 - Elsevier
The effects of inertial loads on the interface stresses between trans-tibial residual limb and
prosthetic socket were investigated. The motion of the limb and prosthesis was monitored …

Objective assessment of limb tissue elasticity: development of a manual indentation procedure

YP Zheng, AFT Mak, B Lue - Journal of rehabilitation research …, 1999 - ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk
An ultrasound indentation system with a pen-size hand-held probe was developed and used
to obtain the effective Young's moduli of forearm and lower limb soft tissues in 12 subjects …

[PDF][PDF] Material properties of commonly-used interface materials and their static coefficients of friction with skin and socks

JE Sanders, JM Greve, SB Mitchell… - Journal of …, 1998 - rehab.research.va.gov
Compressive stiffness (CS) of different supporting materials used in prosthetics and orthotics
and their static coefficients of friction (COF) with skin and socks were characterized …

Finite element modeling of the contact interface between trans-tibial residual limb and prosthetic socket

WCC Lee, M Zhang, X Jia, JTM Cheung - Medical engineering & physics, 2004 - Elsevier
Finite element method has been identified as a useful tool to understand the load transfer
mechanics between a residual limb and its prosthetic socket. This paper proposed a new …

Review of the socket design and interface pressure measurement for transtibial prosthesis

G Pirouzi, NA Abu Osman, A Eshraghi… - The scientific World …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Socket is an important part of every prosthetic limb as an interface between the residual limb
and prosthetic components. Biomechanics of socket‐residual limb interface, especially the …

Internal mechanical conditions in the soft tissues of a residual limb of a trans-tibial amputee

S Portnoy, Z Yizhar, N Shabshin, Y Itzchak… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Most trans-tibial amputation (TTA) patients use a prosthesis to retain upright mobility
capabilities. Unfortunately, interaction between the residual limb and the prosthetic socket …

Finite element modelling of a residual lower-limb in a prosthetic socket: a survey of the development in the first decade

M Zhang, AFT Mak, VC Roberts - Medical engineering & physics, 1998 - Elsevier
A review is presented of the existing finite element models developed from 1987 to 1996 for
the biomechanics of lower-limb prostheses. Finite element analysis can be a useful tool in …