Performance evaluation of lower limb exoskeletons: a systematic review

D Pinto-Fernandez, D Torricelli… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Benchmarks have long been used to verify and compare the readiness level of different
technologies in many application domains. In the field of wearable robots, the lack of a …

Subchondral bone remodeling: a therapeutic target for osteoarthritis

X Zhu, YT Chan, PSH Yung, RS Tuan… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
There is emerging awareness that subchondral bone remodeling plays an important role in
the development of osteoarthritis (OA). This review presents recent investigations on the …

Human activity recognition through recurrent neural networks for human–robot interaction in agriculture

A Anagnostis, L Benos, D Tsaopoulos, A Tagarakis… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present study deals with human awareness, which is a very important aspect of human–
robot interaction. This feature is particularly essential in agricultural environments, owing to …

Lower-limb medical and rehabilitation exoskeletons: A review of the current designs

A Plaza, M Hernandez, G Puyuelo… - IEEE Reviews in …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical and rehabilitation exoskeletons are being increasingly considered by therapists
when choosing a treatment for individuals affected by lower limb impairments. Although all …

Evaluation of the Keeogo exoskeleton for assisting ambulatory activities in people with multiple sclerosis: an open-label, randomized, cross-over trial

CA McGibbon, A Sexton, A Jayaraman… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Although physical activity and exercise is known to benefit people with multiple
sclerosis (MS), the ability of these individuals to participate in such interventions is difficult …

Gait recognition for lower limb exoskeletons based on interactive information fusion

W Chen, J Li, S Zhu, X Zhang, Y Men… - Applied Bionics and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, although the research on gait recognition of lower limb exoskeleton robot
has been widely developed, there are still limitations in rehabilitation training and clinical …

Biomechanical study of a tricompartmental unloader brace for patellofemoral or multicompartment knee osteoarthritis

CA McGibbon, S Brandon, EL Bishop… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Off-loader knee braces have traditionally focused on redistributing loads away
from either the medial or lateral tibiofemoral (TF) compartments. In this article, we study the …

Effect of using of a lower-extremity exoskeleton on disability of people with multiple sclerosis

C McGibbon, A Sexton, P Gryfe, T Dutta… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Although ongoing exercise is known to reduce disability in people with multiple
sclerosis (MS), participation in lower-extremity exercise programs can be limited by their …

Development and functional testing of an unloading concept for knee osteoarthritis patients: A pilot study

JS Stoltze, J Pallari, B Eskandari… - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a knee brace design that applies an extension moment to unload the
muscles in stance phase during gait, and thereby the knee, as alternative to conventional …

Evaluation of a lower-extremity robotic exoskeleton for people with knee osteoarthritis

C McGibbon, A Sexton, A Jayaraman… - Assistive …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A multi-site study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of the Keeogo™
exoskeleton as a mobility assist device for use in the clinic and at home in people with knee …