Uneven terrain exacerbates the deficits of a passive prosthesis in the regulation of whole body angular momentum in individuals with a unilateral transtibial amputation

by Jenny A. Kent, Kota Z. Takahashi, Nicholas Stergiou
Published 2019-02-01

The foot and ankle structures reveal emergent properties analogous to passive springs during human walking.

by Erica A Hedrick, Steven J Stanhope, Kota Z Takahashi
Published 2019-01-01

Prosthetic energy return during walking increases after 3 weeks of adaptation to a new device

by Samuel F. Ray, Shane R. Wurdeman, Kota Z. Takahashi
Published 2018-01-01

The effects of ankle stiffness on mechanics and energetics of walking with added loads: a prosthetic emulator study

by Erica A. Hedrick, Philippe Malcolm, Jason M. Wilken, Kota Z. Takahashi
Published 2019-11-01

Stride-to-stride fluctuations in transtibial amputees are not affected by changes in push-off mechanics from using different prostheses.

by Chase G Rock, Shane R Wurdeman, Nicholas Stergiou, Kota Z Takahashi
Published 2018-01-01

Reducing stiffness of shock-absorbing pylon amplifies prosthesis energy loss and redistributes joint mechanical work during walking

by Jenny Anne Maun, Steven A. Gard, Matthew J. Major, Kota Z. Takahashi
Published 2021-09-01

Ankle and midtarsal joint quasi-stiffness during walking with added mass

by Andrew M. Kern, Nikolaos Papachatzis, Jeffrey M. Patterson, Dustin A. Bruening, Kota Z. Takahashi
Published 2019-09-01

Mechanics of walking and running up and downhill: A joint-level perspective to guide design of lower-limb exoskeletons.

by Richard W Nuckols, Kota Z Takahashi, Dominic J Farris, Sarai Mizrachi, Raziel Riemer, Gregory S Sawicki
Published 2020-01-01