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A Novel 3D Printed Brace Manufacturing Process for the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
DownloadSpring 2019
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional spinal deformity with lateral curvature and axial vertebral rotation affecting 1-3% of adolescents. Bracing is a proven non-surgical treatment aiming to stop curve progression. Literature has shown that brace wear time affects brace...
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Fall 2012
Quantification of the loads applied in biomedical applications has the potential to increase patient safety during surgical procedures and to improve the knowledge of the mechanical behavior of biological tissues. To capture the complexity of loads in biological systems, the acquisition of 3D...
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Fall 2013
Scoliosis affects 2.5% of adolescents and 90% of these adolescents have mild curves of less than 25°. These adolescents do not currently have any active treatments to prevent curve progression. Literature suggests that exercise-based treatment may be able to help patients with mild scoliosis....
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Fall 2020
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a spinal disorder causing abnormal curvature of the spine in three dimensions (3D), starting in the patient’s adolescence, and having no known cause. Bracing is the most common non-surgical method of treating AIS, but the brace design is heavily reliant on...
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Automated Rod Length Measurements on Radiographs and Sonograms in Children with Early Onset Scoliosis
DownloadFall 2024
Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) is a medical condition that is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine with vertebral rotation in children under age 10. Approximately 2-3% of children worldwide have scoliosis. Surgical intervention is the most effective management to treat these children who have...
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Fall 2024
Hip displacement is a prevalent disorder in children with cerebral palsy, defined as the lateral displacement of the femur head from under the acetabulum, and leads to severe pain and difficulties in daily activities. As a result, hip surveillance programs have been developed to monitor and...
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Development of a Detection Model for Curve Progression in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis
DownloadSpring 2022
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional (3D) structural spinal disorder recognized by lateral curvatures. The routine for monitoring of AIS is taking an X-ray every six months to check the curve severity and curve progression. Taking repetitive radiographs is not desirable...
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Optimization of Electrical Interface for Vibration-based Energy Harvesters for Low Power Applications
DownloadSpring 2020
Badr, Ahmed Osman Abdel-Latif Ahmed
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (PEHs) can be used to supply power to small electronic devices as the Wireless Sensor Nodes (WSNs). However, the harvested energy from the harvesters are usually little and needs to be stored into storage elements. A high-efficiency electrical interface with...
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The Reliability and In-exercise Reduction of Frontal and Rotational Ultrasound Measurements for Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis Performing Scoliosis-specific Exercises
DownloadFall 2018
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is a spine deformity of unknown cause characterized by abnormal lateral curvature (Cobb angle>10°) with vertebral rotation. AIS affects 2-3% of all adolescents whom are likely to progress during their growth spurt preceding skeletal maturity. The Scoliosis...
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Spring 2013
This thesis investigated the feasibility of using the Dedicated Short Range Communication (5.9 GHz) protocol as a vehicular wireless system for transmitting elderly drivers‘ vital signs in medical emergencies. Existing vehicular communication systems, physiological monitors, and low-power...