SEX DIFFERENCES IN POSTURAL CONTROL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL (11-14 YEARS) STUDENTS USING STABILOMETRY

E. M. Loovis¹, K. Pitetti², R. A. Miller², N. Hakansson²

¹Cleveland State University, United States of America; ²Wichita State University

EFFECT OF VIRTUAL REALITY-INDUCED POSTURAL THREAT ON CENTRE OF PRESSURE DISPLACEMENT

L. Michaud, M. Chik, H. Ong, Y. Lajoie

School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada

EVOLUTION OF SMOOTHNESS AND REGULARITY DURING THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW TOOL AMONG PROFESSIONALS

J. Dellai^1,2, M. A Gilles¹, L. Claudon¹, G. Dietrich²

¹INRS, France; ²I3SP - Université Paris-Cité, France

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM FOR UPPER LIMB MOTION ANALYSIS AND REHABILITATION BIOFEEDBACK

J. Griskevicius¹, K. Daunoraviciene¹, J. Ziziene¹, A. Maknickas¹, D. Matuzevicius¹, V. Abromavicius¹, A. Adomaviciene², J. Raistenskis³, R. Maskeliūnas⁴, A. Serackis¹

¹Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania; ²Vilnius University; ³Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos; ⁴Kaunas University of Technology

REDUCING UNHELPFUL BACK BELIEFS DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY INFLUENCE LIFTING BIOMECHANICS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

S. Schmid^1,2, A. Müller-Schmid¹, P. Nagy¹, G. Christe³, C. Bangerter^1,2

¹Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland; ²University of Basel, Switzerland; ³University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland

VALIDATE GAIT VIDEO-BASED APPROACH FOR FLOQUET MULTIPLIER ANALYSIS IN GAIT STABILITY

J. Kim, S. Hwang, R. Kim, K. Park

Incheon National University, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

EXPLORING FULL-DAY LUMBAR SITTING POSTURE AND BEHAVIOUR IN INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW BACK PAIN: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

F. A. McClintock¹, A. J. Callaway¹, C. J. Clark¹, R. S. Alqhtani², J. M. Williams¹

¹Bournemouth University, United Kingdom; ²Najran University, Saudi Arabia

WALKING ENERGY EXPENDITURE AND METABOLIC COST ARE ELEVATED ON TREADMILLS THAN OVERGROUND ACROSS SPEEDS

S. Das Gupta¹, K. Kamishita², M. Kondo², Y. Kobayashi¹

¹National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan; ²Ochanomizu University, Japan

DEVELOPING UPPER LIMB INERTIAL MOTION CAPTURE FOR CLINICIANS: A SURVEY OF NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS

M. F. McInnes, D. Blana, A. Starkey, E. K. Chadwick

University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom

WITHIN-SESSION TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY OF A SMARTPHONE APPLICATION FOR MEASURING SPINAL MOTOR BEHAVIOUR

A. Cerrito¹, L. Mourot^2,3, A. von Aesch¹, S. Schmid^1,4, L. E. Raileanu², G. Christe³

¹Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland; ²School of Engineering and Management Vaud, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland; ³HESAV School of Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland; ⁴Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland

IMPACT OF A PASSIVE EXOSKELETON ON KINEMATICS, AND MUSCLE ACTIVITY DURING STAIR NAVIGATION: A SEX-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS

G. Garcia¹, P. Arauz², B. Martin³

¹Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador; ²Stony Brook University, United States of America; ³University of Michigan, United States of America

INNOVATIVE INSOLE TO REDUCE FOCAL PLANTAR PRESSURE

Y. Zhang¹, D. J. Barton², H. Smart², J. E. Lewis³

¹University of Wales Trinity Saint David, United Kingdom; ²Kaydiar Ltd, United Kingdom; ³Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

PASSIVE ANKLE EXOSKELETONS AND POSTURAL CONTROL: A CENTRE OF PRESSURE-BASED INVESTIGATION

R. Tavares¹, G. K R Williams¹, B. Dalton², C. McNeil², T. Dick³, D. J Farris¹

¹University of Exeter, United Kingdom; ²The University of British Columbia, Canada; ³University of Queensland, Australia

OPTIMAL ASSISTANCE FOR WEAKENED MUSCLES USING PNEUMATIC GEL MUSCLE ACTUATOR: A BILEVEL OPTIMIZATION APPROACH

G. RENGANATHAN¹, I. LUIS², E. M GUTIERREZ-FAREWIK², Y. KURITA¹

¹Hiroshima University, Japan; ²KTH MoveAbility, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

A SELF-ADAPTIVE TRANSFEMORAL PROSTHETIC SOCKET WITH A MOTORIZED CORSET

A. Z. Zaidi, M. G. Polizzotto, A. Menciassi, L. Paternò

The BioRobotics Institute, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy

IN VIVO JOINT LOADS IN THE COURSE OF REHABILITATION AFTER HIP ARTHROPLASTY

G. Grillemeier¹, P. Damm¹, N. N. Schulle¹, S. Hardt², T. Winkler^1,2,3

¹Julius Wolff Institute, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; ²Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery (CMSC), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; ³Center for Regenerative Therapies, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

AN INNOVATIVE ADJUSTABLE OFFLOADING ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS

E. Saffuri, L. Jordan, D. Solav

Technion Institute of Technology, Israel

REDUCING ARTEFACTS IN EMG SIGNAL ACQUISITION IN EXOSKELETON RESEARCH

I. Pitz¹, A.-K. Einfeldt², A. Dlugoszek¹, L. Matthies¹, P. Jahn³, C. Rußmann¹

¹HAWK, Göttingen, Germany; ²MHH, Hannover, Germany; ³UMH, Halle, MLU Halle-Wittenberg Germany

PASSIVE VS HYBRID UPPER-BODY EXOSKELETONS IN LIFTING AND OVERHEAD MAINTENANCE TASKS: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

A. Piol¹, E. Scalona², M. Mosso¹, F. B. Garma Bushara¹, M. l. Cavallo³, G. Valli³, N. Pintori³, A. Ranavolo⁴, T. Varrecchia⁴, L. Falciati³, D. Brignani³, F. Negro³, N. F. Lopomo⁵

¹Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Informazione, Università degli studi di Brescia, Italy; ²Centro Protesi INAIL, Italy; ³Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Sperimentali, Università degli studi di Brescia, Italy; ⁴Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, INAIL, Italy; ⁵Dipartimento di Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

COMPARISON OF BIPOLAR CONSTRUCT CONFIGURATIONS IN ADULT SPINE DEFORMITY: A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

C. Vergari¹, S. Persohn¹, S. Wolff², P.-E. Moreau², L. Miladi², G. Riouallon³

¹Arts et Métiers Sciences et Technologies, Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, Paris, France; ²Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Paris Saint-Joseph Hospital Group, Paris, France; ³Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Department, Necker University Hospital, APHP, University of Paris-Cité, Paris, France

CAN THE PASSIVE STIFFNESS OF HUMAN PARASPINAL MUSCLE TISSUE BE PREDICTED FROM CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA AND NUMBER OF FIBERS?

I. Dehghan Hamani¹, M. Malakoutian¹, J. Street¹, S. H M Brown², T. R Oxland¹

¹University of British Columbia, Canada; ²University of Guelph, Canada

ROD MATERIALS AND SCREW CONFIGURATION IN POST-CERVICAL LAMINECTOMY FUSION: A PERSONALIZED FE ANALYSIS

M. Nikkhoo², C.-H. Cheng², C.-C. Niu², K. Khalaf¹

¹Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates; ²Bone and Joint Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan

BIOMECHANICAL AND CLINICAL EFFECTS OF SPINAL TRACTION: ENHANCING LUMBAR HEALTH AND RESTORING SPINE FUNCTION

A. Arieira¹, N. Fernandes¹, P. Fernandes³, F. Silva^1,2, Ó. Carvalho^1,2, A. Leal^1,2

¹CMEMS – Center for Microelectromechanical Systems, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal; ²LABBELS – Associate Laboratory in Biotechnology and Bioengineering and Microelectromechanical Systems, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; ³North Lisbon University Hospital Centre, Lisbon, Portugal

OPTIMIZING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PEDICLE SCREWS: BALANCING POROSITY AND STRUCTURAL STABILITY

H. Bae¹, J. Bae¹, H. W. Choi², B.-J. Lee³, K.-J. Yoo⁴, D. Lim^1,4

¹Dep. Mechanical Engineering, Sejong Univ., Seoul, Republic of Korea; ²Engineering and Environmental Science Dep., College of Staten Island, The City Univ. of New York, New York, United States of America; ³Dep. of Neurosurgery, Inje Univ., Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea; ⁴Corporate Research Institute, RNX Co., Ltd, Bucheon, Republic of Korea

EVALUATING FLEXIBILITY OF SCOLIOTIC SPINE USING A NOVEL GENERIC SPINE MODEL FOR PREOPERATIVE PLANNING

Y. Su¹, A. I. Tsirikos², V. Koutsos¹, P. Pankaj¹

¹The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom; ²Spinal Unit and Scottish Spinal Deformity Centre, United Kingdom

PREDICTION OF ADJACENT VETEBRAL BODY DEGENERATION POST LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY USING A DAMAGE BASED BONE REMODELING APPROACH

S. Ananth Swaminathan¹, N. Taheri¹, L. Becker¹, M. Pumberger¹, H. Schmidt¹, S. Checa^1,2

¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; ²Institute of Biomechanics, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany

INTERBODY FUSION CAGE REDUCING SUBSIDENCE RISK

J. Kok^1,2, J. C. Voellmicke³, R. Kasinath³, B. van Rietbergen^1,2, J. J. C. Arts^1,2

¹Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands; ²Maastricht University Medical Center+, Netherlands; ³J&J Orthopaedics, United States

DAMAGE SIMULATION DERIVED FROM DIAGNOSTIC CT IMAGING PREDICTS THE STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS OF HUMAN VERTEBRAE

Z. Soltani^1,2, R. Radovtizky³, D. Hackney⁴, N. Rehtanz¹, G. Chundi¹, R. Alkalay¹

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; ²Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA; ³Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA; ⁴Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

INTERNAL STRAIN FIELD PROPAGATION IN METASTATIC HUMAN VERTEBRAE ASSESSED WITH DIGITAL VOLUME CORRELATION

S. Kunnoth¹, G. Cavazzoni², M. Palanca², E. Dall’Ara¹

¹University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; ²University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF VERTEBRAE USING AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION AND IMAGE-BASED NUMERICAL METHODS

B. Gandía-Vañó¹, E. Nadal¹, J. M. NAvarro-Jiménez¹, E. Arana², J. J. Ródenas¹

¹Universitat Politécnica de València, Spain; ²Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología, Spain

BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF KARATE ROUNDHOUSE KICK: SKILL LEVELS AND EXECUTION CONDITIONS

A. de la Torre Garcia, N. A. Boada Benitez, G. S. Teran Simbaña, G. Garcia

Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador

ELASTICITY AT THE TURNING POINT OF THE BACK SQUAT: A WEARABLE APPROACH

D. Hering^1,4, B. Achermann^3,4, S. Lorenzetti^2,4

¹Department of Physics, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; ²Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; ³Institute for Biomechanics, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland; ⁴Institute for Data Analysis and Process Design, ZHAW, Zurich, Switzerland

JEFFERSON CURL VS. ROMANIAN DEADLIFT: A SUBMAXIMAL ANALYSIS OF BACK MUSCLE ACTIVATION

T. Yona¹, B. Kalifa¹, S. Gildar¹, I. Har-Nir², A. G Fischer¹

¹Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel; ²Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic