Abstract Summary
Commercially available ankle prostheses are predominantly passive-elastic devices which cannot perform positive net work, and only produce about an eighth the power of the intact plantarflexors. To address this deficit, recent research has focused on the design of devices capable of supplying additional power for push-off. While technology continues to advance in the direction of increased power, it is unclear who benefits and how to best optimize performance with this technology. This talk will focus on the knowledge gained from a series of studies exploring how people with lower limb loss use prosthetic ankle power.
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