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Smit, G. (author), Plettenburg, D.H. (author), Van der Helm, F.C.T. (author)
Rejection rates of upper limb prostheses are high (23-45%). Amputees indicate that the highest design priority should be reduction of the mass of the prosthetic device. Despite all efforts, the mass of the new prosthetic hands is 35-73% higher than that of older hands. Furthermore current hands are thicker than a human hand, they operate slower...
journal article 2014
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Smit, G. (author)
Replacement of a missing hand by an artificial alternative remains one of the biggest challenges in rehabilitation. Although many different terminal devices are available, around 27% of the amputees does not actively use their device and 20% totally refrains from wearing it. There are various reasons for prosthesis abandonment, e.g. wearing...
doctoral thesis 2013
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Danz, M.H. (author)
In deze skriptie worden resultaten uit de literatuur op het gebied van de mechanische belastbaarheid van de menselijke huid behandeld. Daarbij wordt alleen gekeken naar die belastinggevallen, waarvan verwacht kan worden dat ze bij het dragen van pro- en orthesen zullen voorkomen: drukkracht (eventueel negatief) loodrecht op de huid en...
report 1985