Design and Testing of a Passive Prosthetic Ankle Foot Optimized to Mimic an Able-Bodied Gait

Currently there are nearly 2 million people living with limb loss in the United States [1]. Many of these individuals are either transtibial (below knee) or transfemoral (above knee) amputees and require an ankle-foot prosthesis for basic mobility. While there are an abundance of options available f...

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Main Author: Schlafly, Millicent
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2018
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7710
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8907&context=etd