Re: Selectively Lockable Knee Brace
Dr. Chris Kirtley
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Title:
Re: Selectively Lockable Knee Brace
Creator:
Dr. Chris Kirtley
Date:
9/16/1999
Text:
Dear Edsko,
I completely agree with your comments. This is obviously some sort of
electro-mechanical clutch idea, which has been floated for decades (have
a look at the Dubrovnik conference proceedings for the 80s).
This has the advantage of not having large power demands, but as you
rightly point out, the KAFO must still be mechanically capable of
resisting flexion. I suspect that the helpful volunteer subjects will be
simply putting the GRF forward of the knee in order to maintain
stability, and so giving the researchers a false sense of achievement!
I had thought that we were slowly moving away from this type of wonder
technology approach to P&O, and starting to concentrate on basic
engineering pronciples, so I'm disappointed to see NASA now engaging in
this sort of thing.
Chris
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Dr. Chris Kirtley
Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Tel. 2766 6755
Fax 2330 8656
<URL Redacted>
ICQ: 48659544
I completely agree with your comments. This is obviously some sort of
electro-mechanical clutch idea, which has been floated for decades (have
a look at the Dubrovnik conference proceedings for the 80s).
This has the advantage of not having large power demands, but as you
rightly point out, the KAFO must still be mechanically capable of
resisting flexion. I suspect that the helpful volunteer subjects will be
simply putting the GRF forward of the knee in order to maintain
stability, and so giving the researchers a false sense of achievement!
I had thought that we were slowly moving away from this type of wonder
technology approach to P&O, and starting to concentrate on basic
engineering pronciples, so I'm disappointed to see NASA now engaging in
this sort of thing.
Chris
> <URL Redacted>
--
Dr. Chris Kirtley
Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Tel. 2766 6755
Fax 2330 8656
<URL Redacted>
ICQ: 48659544
Citation
Dr. Chris Kirtley, “Re: Selectively Lockable Knee Brace,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213170.
