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Body segment parameters of Paralympic athletes from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

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dc.contributor.authorLaschowski, Brock
dc.contributor.authorMcPhee, John
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-17T20:16:18Z
dc.date.available2017-04-17T20:16:18Z
dc.date.issued2016-09
dc.descriptionThe final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12283-016-0200-3en
dc.description.abstractThis research represents the first documented investigation into the body segment parameters of Paralympic athletes (e.g., individuals with spinal cord injuries and lower extremity amputations). Two-dimensional body segment parameters (i.e., mass, length, position vector of the center of mass, and principal mass moment of inertia about the center of mass) were quantified from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). In addition to establishing a body segment parameter database of Paralympic athletes for prospective biomechanists and engineers, the mass of each body segment as experimentally measured via the DXA imaging was compared with that reported by previous research of able-bodied cadavers. In general, there were significant differences in the body segment masses between the different methods. These findings support the implementation of the proposed database for developing valid multibody biomechanical models of Paralympic athletes with distinct physical disabilities.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by Dr. John McPhee’s Tier I Canada Research Chair in Biomechatronic System Dynamics.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12283-016-0200-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/11674
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.subjectBiomechanical modelingen
dc.subjectBody segment parametersen
dc.subjectDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryen
dc.subjectLower extremity amputationen
dc.subjectParalympicsen
dc.subjectSpinal cord injuryen
dc.subjectWheelchair curlingen
dc.titleBody segment parameters of Paralympic athletes from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometryen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLaschowski, B., & McPhee, J. (2016). Body segment parameters of Paralympic athletes from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Sports Engineering, 19(3), 155–162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12283-016-0200-3en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.contributor.affiliation2Systems Design Engineeringen
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelFacultyen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten

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