Lower limb impairment leads to the loss of sensory feedback and, as a result, poor postural
abnormalities compared to able-bodied individuals. To maintain postural balance during …

Introduction Temporal-spatial symmetry allows for optimal metabolic economy in unimpaired
human gait. The gait of individuals with unilateral transfemoral amputation is characterized …

The knowledge of an accurate dynamic model is of fundamental importance for
implementing model-based control. However, the model parameters of existing prostheses …

Featured Application This study could be useful when comparing the balance of standard
and instrumented walking (eg, elderly, prosthesis, exoskeleton) on uneven terrains …

Abstract Patients affected by Cerebral Palsy show various grades of crouch gait. In order to
improve their knee extension during the critical phases of walking, they are subjected to …

Malgré les récentes avancées, les prothèses de membres inférieurs actuelles imposent
toujours des limitations, en particulier dans les pentes et les escaliers. Afin de permettre une …

Materials and Methods Two participants with transfemoral amputation (UFT1 and UFT2)
walked overground at various slopes (from 0 to− 15) with their habitual knee device using an …

People with a lower limb amputation use a prosthesis to walk. However, improper fit of the
prosthesis can lead to discomfort, negative secondary effects, such as skin abrasions and …

Le rachitisme hypophosphatémique lié au chromosome X (XLH) est une maladie rare
touchant le système musculosquelettique et la fonction des membres inférieurs. La plupart …