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Loading applied on prosthetic knee of transfemoral amputee: Comparison of inverse dynamics and direct measurements
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Loading applied on prosthetic knee of transfemoral amputee: Comparison of inverse dynamics and direct measurements

R Dumas, L Cheze and Laurent Frossard
Gait & Posture, Vol.30(4), pp.560-562
2009
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.07.126View
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Abstract

inverse dynamics ground reaction vector technique direct measurements transfemoral amputation prosthetic gait
Inverse dynamics is the most comprehensive method that gives access to the net joint forces and moments during walking. However it is based on assumptions (i.e., rigid segments linked by ideal joints) and it is known to be sensitive to the input data (e.g., kinematic derivatives, positions of joint centres and centre of pressure, inertial parameters). Alternatively, transducers can be used to measure directly the load applied on the residuum of transfemoral amputees. So, the purpose of this study was to compare the forces and moments applied on a prosthetic knee measured directly with the ones calculated by three inverse dynamics computations - corresponding to 3 and 2 segments, and "ground reaction vector technique" - during the gait of one patient. The maximum RMSEs between the estimated and directly measured forces (i.e., 56 N) and moment (i.e., 5 N m) were relatively small. However the dynamic outcomes of the prosthetic components (i.e., absorption of the foot, friction and limit stop of the knee) were only partially assessed with inverse dynamic methods. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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