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Fatone S., Gard S. and Malas B. (2009). “Effect of Ankle Foot Orthosis Alignment and Foot-Plate Length on Knee Kinematics and Kinetics in People with Hemiplegia.”  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 90, No. 5, pp. 810-818 

Hansen, A.H. and Childress, D.S. (2009). “Effects of Shoe Heel Height on the Roll-over Shapes of Prosthetic Ankle Foot Systems: Implications for Heel-Height Adjustable Components.” Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 48-54.

Hansen A.H., and Childress D.S. (2009). “Effects of Shoe Heel Height on the Roll-over Shapes of Prosthetic Ankle-Foot Systems: Implications for Heel-Height Adjustable Components.” Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Vol. 21, No. 1, 48-54.

Johnson, W.B., Fatone, S. and Gard, S.A. (2009). Dynamic Analyses of the Gait of RGO Users. Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 46(3): 435-446.

Srinivasan, S., Westervelt, E.R., and Hansen, A. H. (2009). “A Low-Dimensional Sagittal Plane Forward-Dynamic Model for Asymmetric Gait and its Application to Study the Gait of Transtibial Prosthesis Users.” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 3, pp. 031003.

Williams, R.J., Hansen, A.H., and Gard, S.A. (2009). “Prosthetic Ankle-Foot Mechanism Capable of Automatic Adaptation to Walking Surface.” Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 131, No. 3, pp. 035002.

Presentations

Boutwell, E. (2009). “Study of Residual Limb/Prosthetic Socket Compliance in Transtibial Amputees.” Midwest Chapter American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) 2009 Annual Summer Session, Lake Geneva, WI, June 12-13, 2009.

Fatone, S. and Gard, S.A. (2009). “Special Forum: The NIDRR Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for P&O at Northwestern University.” The 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, Atlanta, GA, March 4-7.

Fatone, S. (2009). “Randomized Cross-over study of AFO Ankle Components in Adults with Hemiplegia.” Midwest Chapter American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) 2009 Annual Summer Session, Lake Geneva, WI, June 12-13, 2009.

Fatone S., Gard S., and Stine R. (2009). “Randomized Cross-over Study of AFO Ankle Components in Adults with Post-stroke Hemiparesis: Preliminary Results.” The 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, Atlanta, GA, March 4-7.

Hansen, A.H. (2009). “Roll-over Shape as a Tool for Design, Alignment, and Evaluation of Ankle-Foot Prostheses and Orthoses.” Invited Keynote Speaker, the 4th International State-of-the-Art Congress "Rehabilitation: Mobility, Exercise, and Sports," Amsterdam, The Netherlands, April 7-9.

Johnson W.B., Fatone S. and Gard S.A. (2009). “Dynamic Analyses of the Gait of RGO Users.” The 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, Atlanta, GA, March 4-7 (Finalist, Howard R. Thranhardt Lecture Award).

Ruhe, B.L. and Gard, S.A. (2009). “Effect of Prosthetic Foot/Ankle Alignment on Balance Efficiency while Standing on Sloped Surfaces in Persons with Transfemoral Amputations.” The 35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, Atlanta, GA, March 4-7.

Waldera, K. (2009). “Improving Prosthetic Options for Farmers and Ranchers: NU RERC Collaboration with the National AgrAbility Project.” Midwest Chapter American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (AAOP) 2009 Annual Summer Session, Lake Geneva, WI, June 12-13, 2009.

Wang C.C. and Hansen A. H. (2009). “Changes in Ankle Kinematics to Preserve an Invariant Roll-over Shape.” Annual Meeting for the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), August 26-29, State College, Pennsylvania.

Wang C.C. and Hansen A.H. (2009). “Effective Rocker Shapes for Walking, Swaying, and Standing.” Annual Meeting for the American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), August 26-29, State College, Pennsylvania.

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