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Project Number: | I01RX002456-01A1 |
| Title: | Pivot-Flex Foot |
| Principal Investigator: | Glenn K. Klute |
| Location: | Seattle, WA |
| Congressional District Code: | 9 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2018 - September 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $65,712 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$819,549 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Project Summary (Public Abstract) When prescribing a prosthetic foot, clinicians face a dizzying array of choices as more than 200 different prosthetic feet are available. While these conventional prosthetic feet primarily function in the sagittal plane, the intact foot and ankle comprise a complex set of joints that allow rotation in multiple planes of motion. Some of these motions are coupled, meaning rotation in one plane induces motion in another. One such coupling is between the sagittal an... |