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http://dx.doi.org/10.21288/resko.2016.10.4.305

Development of Multi-rotational Prosthetic Foot for Lower Limb Amputee  

Shin, Hyunjun (근로복지공단 재활공학연구소)
Park, Jin-Kuk (근로복지공단 재활공학연구소)
Cho, Hyeon-Seok (근로복지공단 재활공학연구소)
Ryu, Jei-Cheong (근로복지공단 재활공학연구소)
Kim, Shin-Ki (근로복지공단 재활공학연구소)
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Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology / v.10, no.4, 2016 , pp. 305-313 More about this Journal
Abstract
Movements of the lower limb are important for normal walking and smooth oscillation of the center of gravity. The ankle rotations such as dorsi-flexion, plantar-flexion, inversion and eversion allows the foot to accommodate to ground during level ground walking. Current below knee (B/K) prostheses are used for replacing amputated ankle, and make it possible for amputees to walk again. However, most of amputees with B/K prostheses often experience a loss of terrain adaptability as well as stability because of limited ankle rotation. This study is focused on the development of multi-rotational prosthetic foot for lower limb amputee. Our prosthesis is possible for amputees to easily walk in level ground by rotating ankle joint in sagittal plane and adapt to the abnormal terrain with ankle rotation in coronal plane. The resistance of ankle joint in the direction of dorsi/plantar-flexion can be manually regulated by hydraulic damper with controllable nozzle. Furthermore, double layered rubber induce the prosthesis adapt to irregular ground by tilting itself in direction of eversion and inversion. The experimental results highlights the potential that our prosthesis induce a normal gait for below knee amputee.
Keywords
Prosthetic foot; Multi-rotational ankle; Terrain adaptability; Hydraulic damper; Double layered rubber;
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