Innovative alignment of sprinting prostheses for persons with transfemoral amputation: Exploratory study on a gold medal Paralympic athlete.
Gian Luca MiglioreNicola PetroneHiroaki HobaraRyu NagaharaKenji MiyashiroGian Fabio CostaAntonio GriAndrea Giovanni CuttiPublished in: Prosthetics and orthotics international (2020)
bservation of elite able-bodied sprinters led to the definition of a new specific alignment for the sprinting prosthesis of athletes with transfemoral amputation, which appears promising to improve performance and comfort, without compromising safety. This may constitute a major improvement compared to alignments based on walking biomechanics.