Artificial-Limbs Books

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If you are interested in myoelectric prosthetics, this IS the book for you. All the information the myoBock course left out. And all the good stuff that school glazed over.

All types of systems are covered, including Hosmer, LTI, Motion Control, Otto Bock, Steeper, and VASI.

Chapters include

1. The Early History of Myoelectric Control of Prosthetic Limbs
2. The Origin and Nature of the Myoelectric Control
3. Signals and Signal Processing
4. Commericial Hardware for the Implementation of Myoelectric Control
5. Meeting the Clients: An Overview
6. Powered Upper Limb Prosthetic Practice in Pediatrics
7. Powered Upper Limb Prosthetics in Adults
8. Training
9. Research and the Future of myoelectric Prosthetics
10. A bibliography on Myoelectric Control of Upper Limb Prostheses

A lot of education in a small text that is worth the hefty price!

Well put together. An excellent source for health care professionals in practice or in training!

This book was intended for medical students and doctors, but it was very helpful in understanding some clinical views and treatments.

I recommend it highly.

This book is helpful in telling you all the different types of prosthetic parts (ex. knee types, foot types, suspension types, etc) and when they are best to be used. For example, if it is an above the knee amputation that the residual limb is short, use this__________ type of suspension. That is the main reason I would go to use this book.

Wonderful discussions on amputation...written with superb clarity. Would highly recommend to PM&R residents. This book is an excellent primer for PM&R residents before delving into Delisa and Braddom.

Once again Dr. Bella J. May has proven that her knowledge of amputee related physical therapy is truly without peer. Dr. May shows us with precise text as well as clear illustrations the most advantageous methods of proceeding in difficult cases. Using the case study method, Dr. May indeed truly challenges the beginning as well as advanced student of this healing art.

This book is a collection EAP research material. It is very handy having it in one organized book that's always at your fingertips. The big problem for me was that the different EAP materials weren't covered uniformly. There was a huge emphasis on IPMC (most likely because that is the EAP that excites the editor the most). I was really hoping for more information on Ionic Polymer Gels (IPG) but found that they were only mentioned in passing (covering 2 pages).

You will most likely give this book a `5' if you are interested in IPMC but otherwise the local university library is the best bet for studying this exciting subject.

A delightful book dealing with the soon to be hottest topic in biomedical engineering, electroactive polymer actuators. Virtually every known method of generating displacement is introduced, except of course for the ones I have kept secret. This book is a must for anyone interested in actuators and sensors, including electrical engineers. Applications reach far beyond medicine, and there is simply no other textbook available that covers this topic. It is thorough in every way, covering the basic sciences, fabrication techniques and applications. I wish I could work in Dr. Bar-Cohen's lab!