The loss of a hand disrupts the sophisticated neural pathways between the brain and the hand, severely affecting the level of independence of the patient and the ability to carry out daily work and social activities. Recent years have witnessed a rap...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Sep 4, 2024
BACKGROUND: To overcome the application limitations of functional electrical stimulation (FES), such as fatigue or nonlinear muscle response, the combination of neuroprosthetic systems with robotic devices has been evaluated, resulting in hybrid syst...
This comprehensive systematic review critically analyzes the current progress and challenges in automating transtibial prosthesis alignment. The manual identification of alignment changes in prostheses has been found to lack reliability, necessitatin...
Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Aug 5, 2024
BACKGROUND: In the last decade, notable progress in mechatronics paved the way for a new generation of arm prostheses, expanding motor capabilities thanks to their multiple active joints. Yet, the design of control schemes for these advanced devices ...
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews
Aug 1, 2024
BACKGROUND: Accurate and precise templating is paramount for anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) to enhance preoperative planning, streamline surgery, and improve implant positioning. We aimed to e...
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Jul 26, 2024
INTRODUCTION: The Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device is emerging as a novel therapy for intracranial aneurysms, but its use for off-label indications requires further study. Using machine learning, we aimed to develop predictive models for complete occlus...
Cardiovascular engineering and technology
Jul 2, 2024
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Advanced material models and material characterization of soft biological tissues play an essential role in pre-surgical planning for vascular surgeries and transcatheter interventions. Recent advances in heart valve enginee...
The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Jun 29, 2024
OBJECTIVE: Aortic root replacement requires construction of a composite valve-graft and reimplantation of coronary arteries. This study assessed the feasibility of valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation after aortic root replacement.
BACKGROUND: Technological advancements in implant design and surgical technique have focused on diminishing complications and optimizing performance of reverse shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA). Despite this, there remains a paucity of literature correlat...
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