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Lower-limb Prosthetics

Lower-Limb Prosthetics is a subfield of prosthetics and rehabilitation science that focuses on the design, prescription, fabrication, fitting, and evaluation of artificial devices intended to replace or augment the structure and function of missing or deficient lower extremities to restore mobility, weight-bearing capacity, and related activities.

2.8K

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132.8K

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7.2K

Authors

2.1K

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2017–2026

723

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Lower Limb Prosthetics

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Publications

2.8K

Lower Extremity Exoskeletons and Active Orthoses: Challenges and State-of-the-Art

Aaron M. Dollar, Hugh Herr · IEEE Transactions on Robotics · 2008 · 1.3K citations

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A comparison of four models of total knee-replacement prostheses

JN Insall, Ranawat Cs, Paolo Aglietti et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1976 · 878 citations

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Energy cost of walking of amputees

Waters Rl, Jacquelin Perry, Daniel Antonelli et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1976 · 833 citations

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Influence of positioning of prosthesis in total knee replacement

Lotke Pa, ML Ecker · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1977 · 769 citations

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Biomechanical Energy Harvesting: Generating Electricity During Walking with Minimal User Effort

J. Maxwell Donelan, Qizhou Li, V. Naing et al. · Science · 2008 · 763 citations

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Authors

7.2K

  1. LJ
    Levi J. Hargrove

    Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, United States

    49 publications · 4.1K citations

    32

    h-index

  2. HH
    Hugh Herr

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    41 publications · 6.3K citations

    30

    h-index

  3. JE
    Joan E. Sanders

    University of Washington, United States

    50 publications · 1.7K citations

    28

    h-index

  4. MG
    Michael Goldfarb

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    39 publications · 3.4K citations

    26

    h-index

  5. JM
    Joseph M. Czerniecki

    University of Washington, United States

    32 publications · 2.6K citations

    25

    h-index

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Institutions

2.1K

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    46 h-index

    486 publications

    26K citations

  2. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    46 h-index

    253 publications

    17.8K citations

  3. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    Chicago, United States

    43 h-index

    218 publications

    21.7K citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    33 h-index

    174 publications

    16.8K citations

  5. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    28 h-index

    134 publications

    12K citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    28 h-index

    91 publications

    10.3K citations

  7. Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    26 h-index

    68 publications

    5.6K citations

  8. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    23 h-index

    86 publications

    4.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Prosthetics and Orthotics International

    268 publications · 11.1K citations

    54

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 179 publications · 7.2K citations

    49

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  3. 43

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  4. The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

    JRRD · 76 publications · 4.3K citations

    40

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  5. 39

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