2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

The Functional Evaluation of Artificial Knee Joints and Foot on Slippery Road

Research Project

Project/Area Number	15500372
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research Institution	Aomori University of Health and Welfare, Graduate School of Hearth Sciences (2004) Sapporo Medical University (2003)
Principal Investigator	NARITA Hiroshi Aomori Universty of Health and Welfare Graduate School of Hearth Sciences, Professor, 健康科学部, 教授 (30228093)
Project Period (FY)	2003 – 2004
Keywords	Trans-Tibial amputation / Waikina analysis / Combination of knee joints and foot
Research Abstract	We investigated the adaptable combination between articicial knee joint s and foot Waking speed was depended on characteristics of knee joints, we could not find out any statistical differences in arty foot joints. When we used the same knee joint in constant cadence, different foot showed various pattern of vertical force plate. And the same foot was used, different pattern of flexion angle of knee joints. On slippery road, we chose the appropriate combination knee joint and foot.

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