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Twin, the new robotic exoskeleton for lower limbs

TWIN is a wearable robot for individuals with reduced or absent motor abilities, enabling them to stand up, maintain an upright position, walk, and sit. Milan (Italy), 23 February 2024 – TWIN is the ...
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How to lower or eliminate your risk of knee arthritis, according to a new study

Chances are you know someone who has had a total knee replacement. The surgery is fairly common, with about 790,000 of these procedures done annually in the United States. Those most at risk of ...
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A proof-of-concept comparison of Azure Kinect and Smartphone-based OpenCap for driving musculoskeletal simulations: A unified framework with foot-ground contact modeling

Markerless technologies, such as depth camera systems (e.g., Azure Kinect) and emerging smartphone-based pipelines (e.g., OpenCap), promise laboratory-grade motion capture without markers. However, ...
BMJ

Prevalence of and factors associated with osteoarthritis and pain in retired Olympians compared with the general population: part 2 – the spine and upper limb

Objectives (1) To determine the prevalence of spine and upper limb osteoarthritis (OA) and pain in retired Olympians; (2) identify risk factors associated with their occurrence and (3) compare with a ...
BMJ

Injury mechanisms and situational patterns of severe lower limb muscle injuries in male professional football (soccer) players: a systematic video analysis study on 103 cases

Objective The objective of this study is to describe the mechanism of injury and situational patterns (based on ball possession and playing action leading to injury) of severe (lay-off time >28 days) ...