An ankle-foot prosthesis: A preliminary design and dynamic model

There are more than one million people, each year, that will suffer a lower limb amputation. This condition occurs as a result of a wide range of diseases: diabetes, trauma or malignant tumors. An amputation means disability and a poor quality of life. The major challenge in the development of a pro...

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Main Author: Ferreira, César (author)
Other Authors: Santos, Cristina (author), Alves, Joana (author), Seabra, Eurico (author), Reis, L. P. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/71469
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/71469