Proceedings of the International Conference of Mechatronics and Cyber- MixMechatronics - 2020 by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030539733
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Computerized Techniques for Analysis of Lower - Limb Prostheses

Oana Andreea Chiriac1 and Doina Bucur1

(1)University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 313, Spl. Independentei, Bucharest, Romania

Oana Andreea Chiriac

Email: [email protected]

Abstract

The main cause of limb loss is inadequate circulation in the limb owing to arterial disease, with more than half of all the amputations occurring among people with diabetes mellitus. Amputation of a limb may also occur after a traumatic event or for the treatment of bone cancer. A prosthesis is defined as “a device attached to the stump of an amputated body part due to traumatic or congenital conditions…” [1]. Lower limb prosthetics are devices designed to replace the function or appearance of the missing lower limb as much as possible.

Over time, have been developed various procedures for evaluating lower limb prostheses. The criteria used to assess comfort can be of two types: subjective, based on the technique of questionnaires that depend on the patient’s mood and objective measures, based on variations in measurable physical quantities recorded by instrumentation and mathematical formulas that quantify comfort.

The main objective of the submitted article is to provide a clear summary of computerized techniques for analysis of lower-limb prostheses.

Keywords

Lower-limb prosthesesComputerized techniquesBiomechanics

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