NOTE: All Capabilities are in the Adobe PDF format. You will need the Adobe Reader,
which is available for FREE, to view these documents. Summer 2003
Featured articles: "Development of a Multifunctional Hand Prosthesis," by Richard F. ff. Weir; and "Development and Measurement Properties of the Orthotics and Prosthetics Users' Survey (OPUS): A Comprehensive Set of Clinical Outcome Instruments," by Camille O'Reilly, RN, BSN. Winter/Spring 2003
Featured articles: Articles highlight the research conducted here at NUPRL-RERP. Autumn 2002
Featured articles: "Design and Development of Appropriate Technology for Low-Income Countries: Preliminary Field Investigation of the Shape&Roll Prosthetic Foot in El Salvador, Central America," by Margrit R. Meier, PhD; and "Reflections of the 2002 NIDRR Scholar: Applying Research in Clinical Practice," by Allison Boynton, CP. Summer 2002Featured articles: "Gait Biomechanics and Prosthetic Management of Children with Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency (PFFD)," by Stefania Fatone, PhD; and an article about the "State of the Science Meeting in Prosthetics and Orthotics" held here on May 17-18, 2002. Winter/Spring 2002Featured article: "Scoring the Most Important Goal" by Jan Little. This article highlights the 2002 Paralympics and the Gold Medal-winning United States Sledge Hockey Team. Brian Ruhe, a graduate student at NUPRL-RERP, was a member of that sledge hockey team. Autumn 2001
Featured article: "NUPRL & RERP Launches New Orthotic Research" by Stefania Fatone, Bryan Malas, and Steven Gard. The article focuses on the lower-limb orthotics research taking place at NUPRL & RERP. Using quantitative gait analysis, the researchers investigated how ankle-foot alignment and foot-plate length in Ankle-Foot Orthoses (AFOs) affected the gait of subjects with hemiplegia following Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA). Summer 2001
Featured articles: "The Use of Nerve-Muscle Grafts to Improve Myoelectric Prosthesis Control" by Dr. Todd Kuiken. The article discusses the use of EMG signals from nerve-muscle grafts as additional myoelectric control signals for an externally powered prosthesis. Also, an article by Jan Little describes NUPRL & RERP's development of a low-cost fatigue testing apparatus for prosthetic feet. April 2001
Featured article: "The Development of a New Partial Hand Prosthesis" by Richard F. ff. Weir, PhD. This article discusses the development of a new transmetacarpal partial hand prosthesis that is myoelectrically controlled and uses two independent electric-powered fingers and an electric-powered thumb. January 2001
Featured articles: An article by Dudley Childress, PhD discusses the contributions of the late Dr Eugene F. Murphy (1913-2000) to the prosthetics field. Another article by Jan Little describes the research of graduate students here at NUPRL & RERP. October 2000
Featured article: "A Comparison of Prosthetic/Orthotic Practices in the U.S. and Switzerland" by Margrit Meier, PhD. July 2000
Featured articles: "Research on Roll-Over Shape Alignment of Transtibial Prostheses is Directed at Development of a Clinical Aid" by Andrew Hansen, PhD. "Kellie Lim: NIDRR Scholar for the Year 2000" by Kellie Lim. April 2000
Featured articles: "A Computer-Based Simulation Tool for Assessing and Communicating the Design of Upper-Limb Prostheses" by Craig Heckathorne, MS. "Development of Outcome Measures for Prosthetics and Orthotics Users" by Camille O'Reilly. January 2000
Featured articles: "Clinical Experience Using Real-time Measurement of Instantaneous Gait Velocity as an Outcome Measure" by Richard F. ff. Weir, PhD. "Did You Step on a Mine?" by Steven Kurzman.
Capabilities is a free quarterly newsletter that highlights research, news, and events at Northwestern University Prosthetics Research Laboratory and Rehabilitation Engineering Research Program. This work is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the Department of Education. | 
