All Outputs (7)

Evaluation of a novel biomechanics-informed walking frame, developed through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between biomechanists and design engineers (2023)
Journal Article
Thies, S. B., Bevan, S., Wassall, M., Kurissinkal, B., Chowalloor, L., Kenney, L., & Howard, D. (2023). Evaluation of a novel biomechanics-informed walking frame, developed through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between biomechanists and design engineers. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), 734. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04443-7

Background: Walking aids such as walking frames offer support during walking, yet paradoxically, people who self-report using them remain more likely to fall than people who do not. Lifting of walking frames when crossing door thresholds or when turn... Read More about Evaluation of a novel biomechanics-informed walking frame, developed through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership between biomechanists and design engineers.

Evaluating the introduction of appropriate new prosthetic technology into the Ugandan Healthcare System (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Mulindwa, B., Pickard, N., Kenney, L., & Ssekitoleko, R. (2023, November). Evaluating the introduction of appropriate new prosthetic technology into the Ugandan Healthcare System. Paper presented at 4th Conference of the Tanzania Association for Prosthetists and Orthotists

Adjustable prosthetic sockets: a systematic review of industrial and research design characteristics and their justifications. (2023)
Journal Article
Baldock, M., Pickard, N., Prince, M., Kirkwood, S., Chadwell, A., Howard, D., …Curtin, S. (2023). Adjustable prosthetic sockets: a systematic review of industrial and research design characteristics and their justifications. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 20(1), 147. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-023-01270-0

BackgroundThe prosthetic socket is a key component that influences prosthesis satisfaction, with a poorly fitting prosthetic socket linked to prosthesis abandonment and reduced community participation. This paper reviews adjustable socket designs, as... Read More about Adjustable prosthetic sockets: a systematic review of industrial and research design characteristics and their justifications..

Virtual volunteering: A collaborative prosthetics research project (2023)
Journal Article
Kenney, L., Horder, C., Ackers, L., Ssekitoleko, R., Mulindwa, C., Hussaini, A., …Donovan-Hall, M. (in press). Virtual volunteering: A collaborative prosthetics research project

An international multi-disciplinary team has demonstrated a low-carbon way for clinicians and scientists in the UK to engage with global health, and how their counterparts in low-resource settings can benefit from these exchanges of expertise.

Repair strategies for assistive technology in low resource settings (2023)
Journal Article
Oldfrey, B., Holloway, C., Walker, J., McCormack, S., Deere, B., Kenney, L., …Miodownik, M. (in press). Repair strategies for assistive technology in low resource settings. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2023.2236142

Purpose To investigate the practices of repair that exist for users of mobility assistive products in low resource settings, as well as the psychosocial impact that the repair, or non-repair, of these devices has on users’ lives. Materials and Me... Read More about Repair strategies for assistive technology in low resource settings.

Evaluation of the current status of prosthetic rehabilitation services for major limb loss: a descriptive study in Ugandan Referral hospitals (2023)
Journal Article
Mulwinda, B., Nalwoga, R. P., Mwaka, E. S., Kenney, L. P. J., Ackers, L., & Ssekitoleko, R. T. (2024). Evaluation of the current status of prosthetic rehabilitation services for major limb loss: a descriptive study in Ugandan Referral hospitals. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46(5), 969-978. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2188266

Background: Low-income-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) have a large burden of major limb loss. No recent study has reported on Uganda’s state of public sector prosthetics services. This study aimed to document the landscape of major limb loss,... Read More about Evaluation of the current status of prosthetic rehabilitation services for major limb loss: a descriptive study in Ugandan Referral hospitals.

3D Printing in LMICs: functional design for upper limb prosthetics in Uganda (2023)
Journal Article
Hussaini, A., Kyberd, P., Mulindwa, B., Ssekitoleko, R., Keeble, W., Kenney, L., & Howard, D. (2023). 3D Printing in LMICs: functional design for upper limb prosthetics in Uganda. Prosthesis, 5(1), 130-147. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis5010011

Meeting the needs of persons with upper limb loss in Uganda requires an understanding of the needs and desires of the local population. The limitations of resources and accessibility for the individual gave rise to a focused design methodology fo... Read More about 3D Printing in LMICs: functional design for upper limb prosthetics in Uganda.