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It stocks lightweight prostheses from several manufacturers.
"The notion that lightweight prostheses are the only reason for Pistorius' rapid swing times ignores that he has had many years to train and adapt his neuromuscular system to using prostheses," the Counterpoint reads.
Conclusions: Although current lightweight prostheses have less optimal pendular behavior, their light weight requires smaller joint torques to influence the pendular trajectory.
Hence, the classic prostheses, nowadays known as heavyweights, are being gradually replaced by lighter materials with a simple spatial configuration and, more importantly, with a larger pore size (lightweight prostheses).
Also, having the flexibility of placing the motors and gearboxes, which carry the most of the weight of the mechanism, away from the distal end of tibia would allow for a lightweight prosthesis that in theory can result in more symmetric gait patterns.
The objective of this work is to develop a compact and lightweight transtibial prosthesis, leveraging the multiple advantages provided by this highly competitive actuator.
Today, manufacturers make such prostheses from lightweight silicon.
The iPecs™ load cell is a lightweight, six-degree-of-freedom force transducer designed to fit easily into an endoskeletal prosthesis via a universal mounting interface.
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