Capstone Sponsorship
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Title:
Capstone Sponsorship
Date:
5/17/2022
Text:
Good afternoon list served,
During spring semester 2022, MPI solicited undergraduate Capstone student research regarding dynamic alignment criteria for omni-directional pylons. More specifically, can rigid systems be replaced with elastic systems during definitive transfer. Preliminary study suggest rigid and flexible systems are not interchangeable. Interestingly, kinetics/kinematics of shoe/foot complex seems to be most critical determinate. Second most critical is M-L alignment of knee relative to foot. A-P alignment is much more forgiving - perhaps due to greater voluntary control.
I would like to thank everyone involved for effort put into preliminary determination. DMI would again like to extend clinical/industrial Capstone sponsorship to undergraduate or graduate O&P students interested in comparing ground reaction force of omni-directional pylon systems with samples of industry standard elastic LLP super-structuring to include and generally categorized DMEPOS L 5979, L5980. L5981 and L 5984 (among other things, is torque absorption dependent on rotation through vertical mechanical axes? Omni-directional pylon exhibit exemplary torsional quality in absence of vertical axis). If GRF is similar, does it matter if kinetic/kinematic design attributed to GRF occurs above or below ankle? Any clinical/kinesio-mechanical insight from anyone interested in extracorporeal orthotics, prosthetics and robotics clinical technology would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for consideration,
Michael Wilson, LPO/CP member AAOP
DMI
During spring semester 2022, MPI solicited undergraduate Capstone student research regarding dynamic alignment criteria for omni-directional pylons. More specifically, can rigid systems be replaced with elastic systems during definitive transfer. Preliminary study suggest rigid and flexible systems are not interchangeable. Interestingly, kinetics/kinematics of shoe/foot complex seems to be most critical determinate. Second most critical is M-L alignment of knee relative to foot. A-P alignment is much more forgiving - perhaps due to greater voluntary control.
I would like to thank everyone involved for effort put into preliminary determination. DMI would again like to extend clinical/industrial Capstone sponsorship to undergraduate or graduate O&P students interested in comparing ground reaction force of omni-directional pylon systems with samples of industry standard elastic LLP super-structuring to include and generally categorized DMEPOS L 5979, L5980. L5981 and L 5984 (among other things, is torque absorption dependent on rotation through vertical mechanical axes? Omni-directional pylon exhibit exemplary torsional quality in absence of vertical axis). If GRF is similar, does it matter if kinetic/kinematic design attributed to GRF occurs above or below ankle? Any clinical/kinesio-mechanical insight from anyone interested in extracorporeal orthotics, prosthetics and robotics clinical technology would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for consideration,
Michael Wilson, LPO/CP member AAOP
DMI
Citation
“Capstone Sponsorship,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed December 21, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/255897.
