Human amputees. Medical search. Frequent questions

Despite recent advances in prosthetics, many upper limb amputees still use prostheses with some reluctance. (nature.com)
The mean age of the lower limb amputees was 32.6 and of the upper limb amputees 21.8 years. (nih.gov)

We hypothesize that problems faced by amputees can be alleviated by using computer modeling and simulation to guide the prosthesis development process towards optimizing the loading conditions and gait efficiency. (simtk.org)
Technological advancements in prosthesis design and control mechanisms assist amputees to regain lost function but often they have no meaningful tactile feedback or perception. (nature.com)
Estimated rates of prosthesis usage by amputees vary widely. (kk.org)
The next step is building a simulation of an amputee using a prosthesis, which is still in progress. (uidaho.edu)
A large number of transfemoral amputees living in low-income countries could not access a much-needed prosthesis. (frontiersin.org)

It further quantified Pistorius's prostheses as 30% more efficient than a human ankle. (popsci.com)
The expected outcome of this project is a more accurate model for simulating below-knee amputee gait that will form the basis for a new integrated design approach based on OpenSim to optimize the design of lower-limb prostheses. (simtk.org)
The US Department of Health and Human Services has documented rates of amputation in the US via its Healthcare Cost And Utilization Project (HCUP), although this effort does not document rate of prostheses usage. (kk.org)
Prostheses and rehabilitation services for amputees and those with spinal cord injuries are in great need. (who.int)

Males outnumbered females by 5 to 1 in the upper limb and 6.3 to 1 in lower limb amputees. (nih.gov)
The ratio of lower limb to upper limb and multiple limb amputees was 15:3.7:1. (nih.gov)
Dr Takaaki Chin, President, International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), Japan, who focused on "Prosthetic walking for older lower limb amputees" introduced at first that the number of lower limb amputations globally for older populations has increased in recent years with critical limb ischemia as the cause secondary to peripheral circulatory failure due to arteriosclerosis and diabetes. (who.int)

Technological growth and an increasing consumer base of amputees are bolstering the prosthetics market growth, according to an analysis from the business and research consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. (kk.org)
The limb future prosthetics devices and the accompanying services market are estimated to exceed $5 billion (of which an estimated $3 billion alone is in amputee patient services) in the U.S. (kk.org)
The graphic features a double amputee with prosthetics sitting outside. (cdc.gov)
Mr Toshifumi Komine, Prosthetics and Orthotics Course Director at the Kumamoto College of Medical Care and Rehabilitation, Japan, elaborated on the basic role of a prosthetist as a professional responsible for the fitting required between humans and technical aids - from casting to adapting. (who.int)

The campaign is being led by the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association, a trade group, alongside a broader amputee coalition that includes patients. (modernhealthcare.com)
Armstrong serves as an unpaid medical adviser to the amputee coalition. (modernhealthcare.com)
The Amputee Coalition is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. (amputee-coalition.org)
Write a check payable to the Amputee Coalition. (amputee-coalition.org)
Mail your donation to the Amputee Coalition at 601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 420, South Building, Washington, DC 20004. (amputee-coalition.org)
John Register is the Acting President and CEO of the Amputee Coalition, the only national nonprofit, patient-advocacy organization representing the 2.1 million Americans affected by limb loss and limb difference and the 28 million more at risk. (amputee-coalition.org)
Limb Loss Task Force/Amputee Coalition. (kk.org)

Musculoskeletal modeling and marker based motion capture techniques are commonly used to quantify the motions of body segments, and the forces acting on them during human gait. (simtk.org)
Our objective in this project is to develop a forward dynamics musculoskeletal model for simulating amputee gait that can account for an amputee's unique anatomy and reduce socket loading by directly modeling constraints associated with the socket interface. (simtk.org)
As the swing phase of the gait cycle is unstable as compared to the stance phase, these designs could not perfectly mimic this phase of a healthy human being. (frontiersin.org)

A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) states that 35-40 million amputees are living in developing countries, with knee amputation being the most common one. (frontiersin.org)

Lancaster - April is Limb Loss Awareness month, and to heighten awareness in the community for those living with limb loss he New England Amputee Association is holding its First Annual Amputee Walkathon Sunday. (communityadvocate.com)

"This knowledge will be embodied into a novel generation of sensitive robotic hands able to convey fine tactile information to amputees, says lead bioroboticist Calogero Oddo. (lu.se)
Such robotic arms with human-like richness of touch are also being used to perform complex tasks in surgical robots, rescue, services and industry. (lu.se)

Amputee football team member shooting at goal while training on a beach near Freetown, Sierra Leone. (lacina.net)
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is joining with other partners to help a group of amputees from Sierra Leone to participate in a global football competition for those who have lost a limb. (un.org)

Even at the most advanced hospital in Gaza, it felt like the 1970s," said Salah Haj Yahia, mobile clinic director for Physicians for Human Rights in Israel. (chicagotribune.com)

This article presents and validates a multimodal dataset including an extensive qualitative and quantitative assessment of phantom limb sensations in 15 transradial amputees, surface electromyography and accelerometry data of the forearm, and measurements of gaze behavior during exercises requiring pointing or repositioning of the forearm and the phantom hand. (nature.com)
However, according to Beale, who is a congenital amputee without a left forearm, she was immediately approached by a flight attendant, who allegedly told her to "get out" of the seat. (yahoo.com)

The deployment of snipers, careful planning and significant number of injuries to the lower limbs does reflect an apparent policy to target [those] limbs," said Omar Shakir, Israel-Palestine director at Human Rights Watch in New York. (chicagotribune.com)
Conversely, amputees who received AMI feel the motion of their bionic limbs, and can also move them in natural, reflexive ways. (nih.gov)
As mechanically passive prosthetic knees cannot change damping values, they expose amputees to health problems and injuries using MRF-based dampers on prosthetic limbs, which deliver an extensive dynamic range and will avoid these conditions from occurring. (frontiersin.org)
However, for above-the-knee and arm amputees, there are now very high-tech computerized limbs that have dramatically improved people's quality of movement and life. (medlineplus.gov)

A 14 year retrospective study was conducted of 3210 amputees who attended during the period 1977-1990 at Riyadh Medical Rehabilitation Centre (RMRC), the first and the largest rehabilitation centre in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (nih.gov)
Hear from experts in nutrition and rehabilitation exercises specially developed to support new amputees. (limbless-association.org)
A comprehensive response was launched jointly by the Ministry of Health, Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority and the World Health Organization involving rescue and recovery, hospitalization, surgical interventions, building of infrastructure, development of technical guidelines to improve quality of care, human resource deployment and training. (who.int)

Comparison with other studies shows a higher mean age and fewer trans-tibial amputees than in Australia and other Western countries, while studies in Asia show greater similarities to the present investigation as regards trauma and disease incidence which occur in similar patterns. (nih.gov)
Ukraine is facing the prospect of a future with upwards of 20,000 amputees, many of them soldiers who are also suffering psychological trauma from their time at the front. (kdvr.com)

C. J. Thomson , G. A. Clark, J. A. George , "A Recurrent Neural Network Provides Stable Across-Day Prosthetic Control for a Human Amputee with Implanted Intramuscular Electromyographic Recording Leads," 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society . (utah.edu)

Connect with other amputees and their families going through similar experiences. (limbless-association.org)

I have to admit though that if God did heal an amputee, it would be nothing short of a miracle. (blogspot.com)
If He created a moving, living human arm, filled with incredibly complex and responding muscles, joined to an unbelievably complex hand, with a mass of blood vessels filled with life-giving blood, that connects to a pumping human heart, with an amazingly intricate nervous system that responds to the phenomenal human brain, it would be an "evident" miracle. (blogspot.com)

An academic study has forecast amputee figures to 2050. (kk.org)
The researchers will also study amputees equipped with the SmartHand to understand how to improve the device over time. (sciencedaily.com)
An epidemiologic study of amputees in the East Harlem community. (cdc.gov)

We host events where readers can borrow human beings serving as open books and have conversations they would not normally have access to. (humanlibrary.org)

After an excruciating and absurd debate, double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete in the Olympics. (popsci.com)
The agency is contributing $21,000 to help Sierra Leone's Single Leg Amputee Sports Club to compete in the World Amputee Football Championship being held next week in Turkey, as well as related activities. (un.org)

Becoming an amputee can be an emotional rollercoaster, frightening. (limbless-association.org)

Four electric motors and 40 sensors are activated when the SmartHand touches an object, not only replicating the movement of a human hand, but also providing the wearer with a sensation of feeling and touch. (sciencedaily.com)
In 1996, the Louisville Hand Transplant Team was established to evaluate the likelihood of performing successful human hand transplants. (medscape.com)
[ 6 ] The first short-term success in human hand transplantation was that of a French patient. (medscape.com)
The human hand is complex. (msdmanuals.com)

He calls it "neuro-embodied design," or, a way to "co-design the biological body with [a] synthetic construct to maximize bi-directional communication between the device and the human nervous system. (nih.gov)
The human nervous system is also one of the most complex systems we have. (lu.se)

The Human Library® 's mission is to provide support for Human Library® programs and book depot services around the world, to raise funds that will enable us to build more book collections, host more events and reach even more readers. (humanlibrary.org)
With sign-waving amputees protesting at the Healthand Human Services headquarters in Washington on Wednesday, the Obama administration was saying little. (modernhealthcare.com)
His name was added to the Health and Human Services Department's list of nearly 50,000 names of physicians, nurses and other providers the Health and Human Services Department has banned from the public-funded healthcare programs. (publicintegrity.org)
This Web site was supported, in part, by grant number 90LLRC0001-04-00, from the Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. (amputee-coalition.org)
Priorities include defining the immediate recovery needs of the sector, restoring primary and secondary health services and strengthening human resources. (who.int)
La prise en charge institutionnelle des personnes handicapées est désormais assurée en commun avec le programme de services communautaires de réadaptation. (who.int)
To coordinate a national response to issues related to MCC, in 2010 the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a strategic framework on MCC (6). (cdc.gov)

Medicare's mounting cost for those items in the last 10 years - even as the number of amputees was declining - has prompted scrutiny from government investigators. (modernhealthcare.com)
After years of back and forth, the question of whether naturally occurring human genes are patentable has been decided by the Supreme Court. (oneofus.eu)
Our challenge," remarks Prof. Shacham-Diamand, "was to make an electrode that was not only flexible, but could be implanted in the human body and function properly for at least 20 years. (sciencedaily.com)
The recipient was a right-handed amputee from a saw injury that occurred several years earlier while he was in prison. (medscape.com)

He has photographed dismembered body parts, amputees, and corpses. (filmthreat.com)
Literature and data were reviewed which were relevant to the anthropometric and biomechanical aspects of human factors such as range of motion, strength, and kinematics of the body under various working conditions. (cdc.gov)
It's been a journey but another reminder for me of how incredible and adaptable the human body is. (medlineplus.gov)

I felt sadness about it, to the point that tears started dropping from my eyes, as I was scared about what my life would look like after recovery and the things I would no longer be able to do as an amputee. (punchng.com)
Getting mobile and living a new life as an amputee in your own home can be daunting. (limbless-association.org)
This selfless and kind-hearted human being captioned the video with these amazing words: "We praise God for this success… May these steps be a change that will improve the quality of Mohammed's life and allow him complete self-sufficiency … A big thank you to Harika Center and its team for the moral and material contribution. (the961.com)
Instead of kowtowing to left-wing environmental issues, the Pope talked about how important it is to value human life. (oneofus.eu)
Herr describes bionics as "this glorious interplay between biology and engineering design" and utilizes this interplay in the research that has produced his current legs (and the legs that have given new life to many other amputees): "EmPower. (nih.gov)
The simulation's first phase models a non-amputee using data gathered from real-life runners. (uidaho.edu)
Hence, a prosthetic knee is required to substitute the amputee limb to enhance the quality of their life by assisting them in performing activities such as standing and walking like wholesome people. (frontiersin.org)

The United Nations, however, says Israel is engaged in an "excessive use of force," and human rights groups point to cases where soldiers have fired at unarmed protesters or at those who didn't pose an immediate threat. (chicagotribune.com)

An amputee who uses a cane, crutch or walker for limited purposes, such as getting out of bed at night to use the bathroom, will be limited to older-model artificial legs that are less functional. (modernhealthcare.com)
Tripoli's Amputee Protester is Now Walking on Both Legs! (the961.com)

Hear from experts in amputee specialist psychotherapists and counsellors, our peers support volunteers and hear how gentle movement and breathing exercises can positively impact wellbeing. (limbless-association.org)

The panel was not persuaded that there was sufficient evidence of any metabolic advantage in favor of a double-amputee using the Cheetah Flex-Foot," CAS said. (popsci.com)
In one case involving a double-amputee, Bernhard submitted 18 bills-totaling $4,830-for foot care he never provided, according to a plea agreement with the U.S. Justice Department. (publicintegrity.org)
Also, I babysat a kid who was a double amputee because he had childhood cancer. (lu.se)

Creating artificial human lung scaffolds from computer models (left), to 3D bioprinting (center), Darcy's team created tubes and branches out of decellularized tissue. (lu.se)

Three human-like species lived side-by-side in ancient Africa. (pearltrees.com)

All of our human books are volunteers with personal experience with their topic. (humanlibrary.org)

We cover a wide variety of breaking news, municipal issues, human interest features and sports stories. (communityadvocate.com)

Chief Uche Nwosu, Chief of Staff to former Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has donated N1 million to Mary Daniel, the amputee "bottled water" seller. (herald.ng)

The problems associated with left handedness have been virtually ignored in most human engineering design handbooks. (cdc.gov)

The goal of this project is to develop a more accurate below-knee amputee model that accounts for the altered anatomy and the socket-limb interface dynamics. (simtk.org)
McGowan is now testing this model against data from amputee runners - the majority of whom are current or former Paralympic athletes - gathered in Salt Lake City through collaborative research with other institutions, including the University of Colorado at Boulder, MIT and Utah's Orthopedic Specialty Hospital. (uidaho.edu)

If you are interested in helping the New England Amputee Association to continue its programs for amputees then put on your walking shoes and join the cause. (communityadvocate.com)

I personally haven't seen a huge jump in technology for below-the-knee amputees [like me]. (medlineplus.gov)

When this happens, approximately 50% of amputees still feel their phantom limb - if only in superposition with physical matter. (nature.com)
Robin af Ekenstam of Sweden, the project's first human subject, has not only been able to complete extremely complicated tasks like eating and writing, he reports he is also able to "feel" his fingers once again. (sciencedaily.com)

Two officers appear to eat cannabis edibles they found, and a female police officer jokes that she was about to kick Marla James-a marijuana activist and wheelchair-bound amputee who was present during the raid-in "her f-ing nub. (canorml.org)

That's a really complicated adjustment to make and it needs to be made with another human being," said Dr. Emily Mayhew, a medical historian at Imperial College who specializes in blast injuries. (kdvr.com)

For more information or to register, contact: Rose Bissonnette at the New England Amputee Association at 978-365-2580 or visit www.newenglandamputeeassociation.com . (communityadvocate.com)

The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) is an international sports organisation that governs sports for athletes with physical impairments. (wikipedia.org)
Int'l Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation. (wikipedia.org)

Sign-up here to learn more about being published in the Human Library. (humanlibrary.org)

This event helps the Museum facilitate public dialogue about important human-rights issues. (humanlibrary.org)
The Human Library contributed to this year's Copenhagen Pride week with a pop-up event at City Hall Square. (humanlibrary.org)

The question comes with the presupposition that God has never healed even one amputee. (blogspot.com)

Read about the different opportunities for responsible companies to become part of the Human Library and learn about our approach to working with D&I in the workplace. (humanlibrary.org)
Read about his story as an amputee and being an open book on the topic. (humanlibrary.org)

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