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Limb Prosthesis

Known as: Limb, Artificial, Extremities, Artificial, Extremity, Artificial 
Prosthetic replacements for arms, legs, and parts thereof.
National Institutes of Health

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Arm ProsthesesLeg Prosthesis (device)
Artificial limb procedureMicrobiologicalProsthesis Implantationstandards characteristics

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OrthopedicsProsthesis

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2018
2018
Movement intention detection from SEMG signals using time-domain features and discriminant analysis classifiers
Surface electromyographic (SEMG) signals are widely used as inputs for the controllers of upper limb prostheses. The purpose of… 
Review
2015
Review
2015
Overview: Mechanism and Control of a Prosthetic Arm.
Continuous growth in industrialization and lack of awareness in safety parameters the cases of amputations are growing. The… 
2013
2013
An Experiment of Thick Film Force Sensor Using MEMS Simulation Software.
Force sensor (or pressure sensor) has gained increasing interest among the researchers. Using the Microelectromechanical Systems… 
2009
2009
Monitoring of Upper Limb Prosthesis Activity in Trans-Radial Amputees
There has been a shift in rehabilitation medicine from conventional evaluation procedures towards more quantitative approaches… 
2001
2001
The development of a novel biomechatronic hand-ongoing research and preliminary results
An ideal upper limb prosthesis should be perceived as part of the natural body by the amputee and should replicate sensory-motor… 
1988
1988
Use and usefulness of lower limb prostheses
  • C. A. Buijk
  • International journal of rehabilitation research…
  • 1988
  • Corpus ID: 29874492
This article concerns a study of the use and usefulness of lower limb prostheses. The method used is discussed: the combining of… 
1985
1985
Setting temperatures of synthetic casts.
We used a glass tube containing water at body temperature to simulate a lower limb and applied commonly used synthetic-cast… 
Review
1980
Review
1980
Review of the treatment of thalidomide children with limb defeciency in Great Britain.
Thalidomide-induced deformities, affecting some 400 British children, caused various combinations of malformations. Classified by… 
1975
1975
A voluntarily controlled electrohydraulic above-knee prosthesis.
Most above-knee amputees to date are using prostheses employing either constant friction or some type of programed hydraulic… 
1974
1974
Developing a permanently attached artificial limb.