Design of an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device

Yong Zhu; Li Li; Spencer Harp

doi:10.1115/DETC2014-35687

Design of an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device

Yong Zhu
, Li Li
, Spencer Harp

Health Sciences & Kinesiology

Georgia Southern University

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Abstract

The research objective of this project is to design an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device. The hypothesis is that the ankle stiffness of people afflicted with diabetes mellitus (DM) is significantly different from that of healthy subjects. The validation of this hypothesis will allow us to clarify the relationship between ankle stiffness and ulceration or other pathologies. If we can use this objective device to prove that increased stiffness does play a significant role in ulcerations and other pathologies of the foot and ankle, the same device can also be used as a therapeutic device to help reduce ankle stiffness and thus prevent foot ulcers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	16th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies; 11th International Conference on Design Education; 7th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)	9780791846346
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2014-35687
State	Published - 2014
Event	ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2014 - Buffalo, United States Duration: Aug 17 2014 → Aug 20 2014

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Name	Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume	3

Conference

Conference	ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Buffalo
Period	08/17/14 → 08/20/14

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science Applications
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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Zhu, Y., Li, L., & Harp, S. (2014). Design of an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device. In 16th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies; 11th International Conference on Design Education; 7th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices (Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference; Vol. 3). American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2014-35687

Zhu, Yong ; Li, Li ; Harp, Spencer. / Design of an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device. 16th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies; 11th International Conference on Design Education; 7th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2014. (Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference).

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Zhu, Y, Li, L & Harp, S 2014, Design of an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device. in 16th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies; 11th International Conference on Design Education; 7th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices. Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference, vol. 3, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2014, Buffalo, United States, 08/17/14. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2014-35687

Design of an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device. / Zhu, Yong; Li, Li; Harp, Spencer.
16th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies; 11th International Conference on Design Education; 7th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2014. (Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference; Vol. 3).

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Zhu Y, Li L, Harp S. Design of an ankle stiffness testing and therapeutic device. In 16th International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies; 11th International Conference on Design Education; 7th Frontiers in Biomedical Devices. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). 2014. (Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference). doi: 10.1115/DETC2014-35687

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