Abstract

ambulation, 52
amputation, 41, 256, 299, 356
amputee, 135, 218, 242, 348, 368
ankle foot orthosis, 192
appropriate technology, 1, 100
assessment, 157
basketball, 210
below knee amputation, 17
bilateral, 33, 173
bilateral amputee, 179
bio-inspired design, 272
biomechanics, 89, 198, 230, 391
biomechanics of prosthetic/orthotic devices, 107, 135, 256, 348
bone density, 299
Brückner, 25
Burgess, 25
calcanectomy, 78
casting, 130
cerebral palsy, 339
C-Leg, 157
consumer satisfaction, 69
cycling, 256
cyclist and prosthetic, 284
cylindrical grasp, 391
data logging, 210
design, 284
diplegia, 339
disability, 118
dynamic orthotics, 339
Early Walking Aid (EWA), 135
employment, 41
energy consumption, 61
evaluation studies, 339, 356
exercise, 230
external mechanical work, 148
fabrication techniques, 1, 100, 391
foot drop, 192
foot load, 10
foot placement, 348
functional outcomes, 33
functionality, 17
gait, 61, 135, 339
gait analysis, 107, 135, 348, 368
gait kinetics, 148
gait symmetry, 148
Harris score, 173
health status, 41
International Classification of Functioning, 118
IRGO, 61
isokinetic, 230
kayak, 391
kinematics, 89
kinetics, 198
knee disarticulation, 52
knee osteoarthritis, 107
linguistic validity, 329
Locomotor Capability Index, 295
lower extremity, 41, 356
lower extremity prostheses, 272
lower limb orthotics, 107, 307, 339
medical devices, 198
modified Burgess, 25
motion analysis, 179
motor control, 256
muscle strength, 299
OPUS, 329
orthopaedic shoe facility, 69
orthopaedic surgery, 78, 167
orthotics, 329
Osteoarthritis, 173
Paraplegia, 61
Parkinson's disease, 82
patellar tendon, 324
patient opinion, 307
physiological cost index, 61
physiotherapy, 135, 339
plastic soda bottle, 100
porcine spine, 89
Post-polio syndrome, 167
powered, 368
prosthesis, 10, 157, 179
prosthetic and orthotics facility, 69
prosthetic design, 256, 272, 368, 378, 391
prosthetic feet, 256, 272, 368
prosthetic feet comparison, 148
prosthetic interface mechanics, 378
prosthetics, 242, 295, 329
prosthetics and orthotics in developing countries, 100, 130
prosthetics and orthotics services in low-income countries, 1
quality of life, 17
reciprocating gait orthosis, 61
recreation, 391
rehabilitation, 17, 118, 135, 198, 368
rehabilitation of amputees, 1, 118, 135, 230, 242, 256
rehabilitation of orthoses users, 307
rehabilitation of prostheses users, 272, 378
repertory grid, 157
residual limb shape, 378
rocker function, 307
rotational manipulations, 89
Rotationplasty, 10
rugby, 210
running, 192, 218
salvage surgery, 17
service quality, 69
SERVQUAL, 69
shoulder, 167
SMARTWheel, 198
snowboarding, 272
socket, 130
soft socket, 10
sonography, 324
spinal cord injury, 61
sports, 230, 242, 272, 356
Spring-mass model, 218
staircase, 348
stiffness, 368
survival, 52
Swedish, 329
symmetry, 218
terminal device, 391
testing of prosthetic and orthotic components, 130
Timed Up & Go (TUG) test, 173
TMR, 157
torque, 368
transfemoral, 33
translation, 329
transradial, 179
transtibial, 33, 218
transtibial amputation, 25, 324
transtibial prosthesis, 1
traumatic, 299
triathlon, 242
upper body, 284
upper extremity, 41, 179
upper limb prosthetics, 100, 391
vacuum casting, 1
veterans, 210
vibratory orthosis, 82
volume fluctuation, 378
walking velocity, 82
weight bearing, 10
wheelchair, 198
wheelchairs and seating, 210
WISH-type hip brace, 173
wound healing, 52
