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The person in the center of the drawing is lifted by a counterweight apparatus to reduce the load. Resistance to the knees in the early swing and assistance to the ankles in the late swing provide a successful therapy.

The two x-ray sources are arranged within an angle and create 2 different images on the other side of a walkway with an integrated force plate. These two x-ray images combined with 3D MRI images lead to the Milwaukee Foot Model via the manual feature extraction and the 3D localization.

This outer-space simulation with different aims motivates the patient to use the rehabilitation device. The score, player's angle and the angle of the target are displayed as well as the foot position of the participant.

3D model of a computer calculated meshed FEA model of the prototype.

A hospital server is connected via LAN cable to the internet via wireless carriers, which must be under supervision, with TabletPCs and mobile devices. The TabletPC and a server for home-based units are connected to the internet via LAN cable. The TabletPC has a connection to the ARM9 device driver module via cable, which allows real time control of the device. The mobile device has a Bluetooth connection to the driver module, which must be under supervision. The ARM9 device driver module controls the unit with its embedded control algorithm.

The bone and soft tissue geometry, cast materials boundary conditions, and the MFMT material behavior directly impact a pediatric clubfoot finite element model (FEM). A reciprocal relationship is shown between MFMT material behavior and fiber orientation with respect to the standardized outcome measures. Both have effects on each other. The pediatric clubfoot FEM and the standardized outcome measures are shown to lead to an optimization of conservative treatment and prevention of deformity recurrence.

The Nano-indentation, the gait analysis and the Software for Interactive Musculoskeletal Modeling are required for the patient specific FEMs which directly impact the patient-specific fracture risk assessment. The bone fracture properties and the volumetric bone mineral density are together related to fracture mechanism vs. type of OI (osteogenesis imperfecta) which also affects the patient specific fracture risk assessment.

The command signal of this regulation is the desired angle in the game which gets a negative feedback of the ankle device control. A local robotic therapy strategy adjusts intelligent stretch control, back-drivable control, assistive control and the resistive control. All four of them have an influence on the ankle device control. The output to the joint angle device and the output torque device are then communicated and uploaded via internet to the hospital database. New training strategy after remote diagnosis is then downloaded and adjusts the therapy strategy for local autonomous robot-assisted control.

The person in the center of the drawing is lifted by a counterweight apparatus to reduce the load. Resistance to the knees in the early swing and assistance to the ankles in the late swing, which correspond to the virtual reality as shown on the monitor, as well as the pelvis position sensor combined with a pulley provide a successful therapy.

The diagram of the right lower extremity in different views (posterior, superior, lateral) with several markers, labeled with M1-M12.

The human upper arm and the scapula are shown with each of the large muscles replaced by a line in the direction of action.

The picture shows the top view of the left and right side of the foot plates and how to adjust the foot position using the foot sliding and the foot pivot movement.

A medial shift of plantar pressure distribution at the midfoot and forefoot indicated by different colors.

The diagram of the right upper extremity has several markings which indicate the motion of joints, the force of muscles and different center of mass.

The picture shows the 3D view of a person using the system. Every important part of the device is labeled.

A conceptual foot model is shown in 3 different views in order to describe the surface, consisting of hard layer, soft layer and the built-in wedge. An oblique view of the dynamic orthosis hard layer (in the left view) shows the ?U? shape of the hindfoot component and a medial and lateral strip extends from the hindfoot to the forefoot. An oblique view of two layers (in the middle view) shows that the inner soft layer exactly matches the external hard layer. A top view (in the right view) shows the various built-in wedges that are possible in terms of patient need, including a gel cushion and foam padding.

The picture shows the lower extremity movement application for a VR training game example as the patient is able to navigate through a VR via foot movements as they accomplish different simple tasks.

Silhouettes of two children and the words "Children's Hospital of Wisconsin"

The logo includes a graphic of the chapel steeple with the text 'Marquette University - Be The Difference' underneath.

The Medical College of Wisconsin logo includes an open book with the familiar snake medical symbol and the text 'Medical College of Wisconsin' underneath.

Milwaukee Center for Independence logo

The Milwaukee School of Engineering logo, as it appears on many MSOE documents and websites includes a red box with the white letters MS on the top and the white letters OE underneath.

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research logo is a dark blue rectangle with the prominent white letters "N I D R R" .

A green circle with white branches inside that represents the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

A horizontal logo Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

The horizontal logo for the Shriners Hospitals for Children

A logo that includes a drawing of a Shriner in a hat with a child in his lap and the text, 'Shriners Hospitals for Children' beneath.

This image shows a light blue teddy bear facing right and running from dot to dot on a graph.

The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee logo as it appears on many UWM documents and websites. with the text 'University of Wisconsin Milwaukee' beneath.

A very small girl in a very small motorized wheelchair.

Three researchers in the Tech4POD booth at FICCDAT 2011

The biADLER robot is shown with reaching and grasping movements that can be adaptively assisted or resisted.

A boy in a wheelchair, silhouetted in front of a large window at the end of a hallway, leans forward to talk to his dog.

Dr. Gerald Harris (RERC Program director) and Tamara Cohen, Marquette University doctoral student, discuss biomedical engineering and Tech4POD.

Dr. Harris ...

A young boy sits on an exam table next to his doctor, both posing for the picture with smiles and flexing their biceps.

The model of a human foot is place on a force plate with an x-ray source on the one side and an image intensifier on the other side which together produce a 2D image.

This photograph shows 10 health professionals in an office setting, in front of a computer.

The patient is sitting on a couch and has his left foot extended and set on a footplate. In addition the leg is resting on a leg support system at his knee. Close by the footplate is an emergency stop button.

At the recent RERC on Technologies for Children with Orthopaedic Disabilities (Tech4POD) Board Meeting, Dr. Gerald Harris, presents Mr. John Jameson with a certificate of accomplishment for his upcoming fellowship appointment at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

John Jameson, doctoral candidate at Marquette University, holds his medal after completing the 115th Boston Marathon.

Photograph of researchers from Tech4POD who participated in Joe's Run for United Cerebral Palsy of Southeastern Wisconsin (UCP), September 24, 2011

Micrograph of a pediatric OI cortical bone specimen (Type I OI). The five dark triangles represent sites where nanoindentation measurements were recently taken.

This photograph shows 10 Tech4POD researchers from Marquette University at the "Taste of Milwaukee," a fund raising event for United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Southeastern Wisconsin.

Three photos are combined into one image: the first shows a glove with wiring attached to each finger; the second depicts a wooden construction of two posts with horizontal bars at angles to one another; the third shows an adjustable brace strapped to a human arm with a complex hinge at the elbow.

Photo of a mother and two girls seated in a clinic waiting room

Front row: Jeff Kertis, Alyssa Paul, Deb Epps Back row: Dr. Gerald Harris, Janelle Cross, Ryan Inawat, Ben McHenry, RJ Mitte, Tamara Cohen, Katie Konop, Carolyne Albert

Tech4POD team members in front of a display at the national Gait and Cinical Motion Analysis Society (GCMAS) meeting.

Tech4POD team members in front of a display at the national Gait and Cinical Motion Analysis Society (GCMAS) meeting.

Photo of RESNA Summit Participants

An x-ray of a shod foot captured by a fluoroscopy system.

An x-ray picture of the lower extremity acquired with an existing single-plane system.

The chart, titled "RERC: Overall impact on Children with Orthopaedic Disabilities" shows five bars, each labeled by year from 1 to 5. The height of bars is measured by "Number of Subject Visits" on the vertical axis, which ranges from zero to 450. Each bar is subdivided by subject population, with "Cerebral Palsy" occupying by far the largest portion of every bar. The other populations, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Myelomeningocele, Pes Planovalgus, Clubfoot, and Spinal Cord Injury are represented by narrow bands within the bars that, at maximum, total fewer than 40 visits per year. The height of the bars increases from approximately 125 visits in year 1, to 260 in year 2, to 415 in year 3, to 425 in year 4. The Year 5 bar depicts a decline to 395 subject visits.