... 2018 28 10 2018 rehabilitation devices medical and welfare assistance medical appliance disabled person transfer Persons with disabilities of the lower limbs are becoming increasingly numerous worldwide. In Japan, the number of disabled persons was estimated at about 3,922,000...

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... 2 ). Manuscript received January 18, 2017; final manuscript received April 11, 2018; published online July 13, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler. 18 01 2017 11 04 2018 Rehabilitation devices Many individuals with lower limb amputation have...

...Evandro Ficanha; Guilherme Ribeiro; Lauren Knop; Mo Rastgaar An understanding of the time-varying mechanical impedance of the ankle during walking is fundamental in the design of active ankle-foot prostheses and lower extremity rehabilitation devices. This paper describes the estimation of the time...

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