As elderly populations rise worldwide, the amount of hip fractures have continued to
increase and result in substantial medical burdens in many countries. This increase goes …

Introduction: Hip joint is matchless developmentally, anatomically and physiologically. It
avails both mobility and stability. As the structural linkage between the axial skeleton and …

Abstract Background The Hip joint is the primary joint which gives stability to the human
body. The wear and tear associated with age and other factors, require these joints to be …

Occupational back-support exoskeletons are becoming a more and more common solution
to mitigate work-related lower-back pain associated with lifting activities. In addition to lifting …

This paper proposes the design of an electrically-powered waist assistive exoskeleton wire-
driven only by one actuator and its control method. The developed exoskeleton is intended …

In the framework of Total Hip Replacement (THR), the aim of this paper was to propose a
novel 3D contact-lubrication model for the in-silico prosthetic wear calculation during the …

Narratives around alcohol are important in determining how people decide who or what
qualifies as problematic alcohol use. Narratives draw on common representations that are …

As a larger elderly human population is expected worldwide in the next 30 years, the
occurrence of aging-associated illnesses will also be increased. The use of prosthetic …

Patient-specific dynamic loadings are seldom considered during the evaluation of hip
implants. The primary objective of this study is to check for the feasibility of the use of …

Background Due to the steadily increasing life expectancy of the population, the need for
medical aids to maintain the previous quality of life is growing. The basis for independent …