title: Biomechanical consideration based on the unrestrained gait measurement of trans-femoral amputee with a prosthetic limb.
abstract: Trans-femoral amputees must regain moving pattern by refined rehabilitation program using loads applied on a prosthetic limb. On the other hand, understanding those loads is indispensable for biomechanical consideration of trans-femoral amputees. However, conventional prosthetic gait training systems cannot measure long continuous walking motions. In this paper, loads applied on trans-femoral prosthesis are measured by the prosthetic gait training system for the unrestrained gait measurement. As a result of the experiments, the patterns of moments about the medio-lateral axis are remarkably different among the six activities. Finally, the effectiveness of the developed prosthetic gait training system to analyze biomechanics in trans-femoral prosthesis is validated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Doshisha University, 1-3 Miyakodani, Tatara, Kyotanabe-City, Kyoto 610-0321, Japan. etj1302@mail4.doshisha.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Nobutaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsujiuchi
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Youtaro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000672:Amputation Stumps / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016138:Walking; D016474:Weight-Bearing