An Exotendon Orthosis to Improve Mobility for Military Personnel Recovering from Combat-Related Injuries

Abstract

Exotendons may offer an unpowered, low-cost way to reduce the muscular effort required to walk. We have developed a computational model to inform the design of an exotendon system, developed a beta prototype, and have tested the system with healthy human subjects. Walking performance was hindered for healthy subjects using the device. Performance is more likely to be improved for individuals for whom walking is very difficult.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA562617

Entities

People

  • Brian Glaister

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Combat Injuries
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Lower Limb Amputees
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Models
  • Orthoses
  • Pilot Studies
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prototypes
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Care for Military Service Members and Veterans with Limb Loss or Disability.
  • Systems Analysis and Design