Pitkin MR (1995). Mechanical outcome of a rolling joint
prosthetic foot, and its performance in dorsiflexion phase of the Trans-tibial amputee
gait. Journal
of Prosthetics and
Orthotics,7:4:114-123.
http://www.oandp.org/jpo/74/74114.asp
Pitkin MR (1997). Effects of Design Variants in Lower Limb
Prostheses on Gait Synergy, Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 9:3:113-122.
www.oandp.org/jpo/93/93113.asp
Pitkin MR (1996). Synthesis of a cycloidal mechanism of the
prosthetic ankle. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 20:159-171.
Quesada PM., Pitkin M, Colvin J, and Hays J. (1998).
Comparative assessment of dynamic
rotational stiffness of common and prototype foot/ankle
prostheses during simulated stance.
Advances in Bioengineering, 35:317-318.
Pitkin MR (1999). Lowering the forces and pressures on amputee
stump with Rolling Joint
Foot. Biomechanics, 315-318.
http://www.biomech.com/db_area/archives/1999/9907pitkin.63.bio.html
Quesada, P. M., Pitkin, M., Colvin, J.: "Biomechanical
Evaluation of a Prototype Foot/Ankle
Prosthesis. IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering
2000; 8(1): 156-9.
Pitkin MR (2002). Pain Preventive Gait Synergy Hypothesis in
Leg Amputees. Clinical
Biomechanics (submitted after revision).
Published Abstracts about the Free-Flow Foot (aka "Rolling
Joint
Ankle" Foot):
Pitkin MR (1996). Link Between Pain in Lower Limb Amputee
Residuum and Mechanical
Characteristics of Prosthetic Joints. Third Paralympic Congress,
August 12-16, Atlanta, GA.
Pitkin MR (1996). Higher Pair Mechanisms in Joints of Leg
Prostheses. XIII Int. Interbor
Congress, Oslo, Norway, 12-15 June.
Pitkin MR (1996). Effect of Stiffness in Prosthetic Ankle and
Knee on Pain in Amputee's
Residuum. 18th World Congress of Rehabilitation International,
Auckland, New Zealand,
September 16-20.
Quesada PM, Pitkin M, Colvin J, and Srinivasan, R (1996).
Biomechanical evaluation of a
prototype foot/ankle prosthesis. 15th Southern Biomedical
Engineering Conference, Dayton,
Ohio, March 29-31, (presented).
Pitkin MR (1997). Model of Residuum-Socket Interface. Proc.
23d Annual Meeting &
Scientific Symp., AAOP, March 12-15, San Francisco (presented).
Pitkin MR (1997). Characteristics of Prosthetic Gait Synergy
and Their Dependence on Parameters of Prosthetic Joints. Proc. XXXIII Int. Congress of
Physiological Sciences, June
30-July 05, St. Petersburg, Russia, (presented).
Pitkin MR (1997). Pain Preventive Gait Synergy Hypothesis in
Leg Amputees. Proc. XVIth
Congress of the ISB, August 25-29, Tokyo, Japan.
Pitkin MR (1997). Prosthetic Foot as Simulator for Athletic
Shoe Testing. Proc. XVIth
Congress of the ISB, August 25-29, Tokyo, Japan.
Pitkin MR, Quesada PM, Colvin J, Hays J, White C (1998).
Dynamic Measurement of the
Moment of Resistance in Prosthetic Feet Using "Walker" Test
Frame and TekscanŽ
Technology . Proc. 24d Annual Meeting & Scientific Symp., AAOP,
April 1-4, Miami
(presented).
Pitkin MR (1998). Prosthetic Rolling Joint Technology and Its
Influence on Pain Preventive
Gait Synergy. Proc. IX World Congress of ISPO, June 28-July 03,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
(presented).
Pitkin MR (1998). Optimization Criterion for the Moment in The
Rolling Joint Prosthetic
Foot. Proc. 11th Conference of the European Society of
Biomechanics, July 8-11, Toulouse,
France.
Pitkin MR, Rolling Joint Technology to Landmine Survivors
Amputees. Int. Conference on
Pain after Landmine Amputation, March 19-21, Paris, France
(presented).
Pitkin MR, Quesada PM, Colvin J, Hays J, White C (1999).
Moment of Resistance in
Prosthetic Foot as possible Predictor of Patient Performance and
Comfort. 25d Annual
Meeting & Scientific Symp., AAOP, March 3-6, New Orleans, LA
(presented).
Pitkin MR (1999). R & D Response to Landmine Amputee Demand.
Second IPRLS Int.
Conf. on Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Landmine Survivors, New
England Sinai Hospital, July
13, Stoughton, MA, 22-23 (presented).
Steffen C (1999). Prosthetic Solutions for Landmine Survivors.
Second IPRLS Int. Conf. on
Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Landmine Survivors, New England
Sinai Hospital, July 13,
Stoughton, MA, 25 (presented).
Keyer AN, Smirnova L, Pitkin MR (1999). First Year Experience
of the 'US-Russian
Prosthetic Rehabilitation Bridge" Program. Second IPRLS Int.
Conf. on Prosthetic
Rehabilitation of Landmine Survivors, New England Sinai
Hospital, July 13, Stoughton, MA,
31 (presented).
Pitkin MR, Colvin J, Hays J (1999). Prosthetic Rolling Joint
Foot and Ankle, Final Progress
Report. SBIR Phase II Study, Grant Number: 5 R44 AR 43290-03.
NIAMS Grant
Management, Bethesda, MD.
