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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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2011
2011
Evaluation of shoulder complex motion-based input strategies for endpoint prosthetic-limb control using dual-task paradigm.
This article describes the design and evaluation of two comprehensive strategies for endpoint-based control of multiarticulated… 
2009
2009
The Effect of ECG Interference on Pattern-Recognition-Based Myoelectric Control for Targeted Muscle Reinnervated Patients
Targeted muscle reinnervation has been introduced as an effective neural machine interface. In the case of a shoulder… 
2008
2008
The Use of Preparatory/Evaluation/Training Prostheses in Developing Evidenced-Based Practice in Upper Limb Prosthetics
As an evidence-based practice criterion becomes more commonplace in the practice of prosthetics, upper limb prosthetics may find… 
1991
1991
Economic aspects of the diabetic foot
1990
1990
Use of lower limb prosthesis among elderly amputees.
Forty-seven elderly patients (21 males and 26 females) with lower limb amputation, and with prostheses fitted were studied. Their… 
1987
1987
Major lower extremity amputation in patients with peripheral arterial insufficiency with special reference to the transgenicular amputation.
The selection of the proper level for lower extremity amputation in patients with advanced arterial ischemia poses a multiplicity… 
1986
1986
Contact sensitivity to unsaturated polyester resin in a limb prosthesis
em under similar experimental conditions (6, 7). Ear clips, which previously were a common cause of sensitivity to nickel… 
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… 
1980
1980
A polycentric knee-ankle mechanism for above-knee prostheses.
1955
1955
The biomechanics of control in upper-extremity prostheses.
1 Professor of Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles; member, Advisory Committee on Artificial Limbs, National… 
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