PURPOSE: In this prospective study, the changes in kinetics and kinematics of gait and clinical outcomes after a varus osteotomy (tibial, femoral or double osteotomy) in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee and a valgus leg alignment were analysed and compared to healthy subjects. METHODS: Twelve …

Objective: To determine (1) if Medial Thrust or Trunk Lean reduces the knee adduction moment (EKAM) the most during gait in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis, (2) if the best overall strategy is the most effective for each patient and (3) if these strategies affect ankle and hip kinetics. Design: …

Inleiding: Hardlopen is de laatste jaren gestegen in populariteit. Ook blootvoets hardlopen is daarbij heel populair. In dit systematisch literatuuronderzoek werd onderzocht wat de verschillen zijn tussen blootvoetse en geschoeide hardlopers wat betreft krachten op en bewegingen van de voet en het onderbeen, …

Om mee te komen in de markt van de truck- en treinlaadarm dient een kwalitatief product te worden neergezet met een concurrerende prijs. Om dit te realiseren heeft de student een onderzoek gestart naar de mogelijkheden om de prijs van de laadarm te verlagen terwijl de kwaliteit van het product gelijk …

Achtergrond: De ponseti methode wordt als primaire behandeling voor idiopatische klompvoeten gehanteerd. De vraag vanuit het Coöperatie Orthopedie Groot Eindhoven (COGE) is om een meetinstrument te ontwikkelen waarmee het functie herstel geëvalueerd kan worden. Om dit meetinstrument te ontwikkelen moet …

Walking speed is one of the best measures of overall walking capacity. In plantar pressure measurements, walking speed can be assessed using contact time, but it is only moderately correlated with walking speed. The center of pressure might be of more value to indicate walking speed since walking speed …

The two-dimensional vehicle routing problem (2L-VRP) is a realistic extension of the classical vehicle routing problem where customers’ demands are composed by sets of non-stackable items. Examples of such problems can be found in many real-life applications, e.g. furniture or industrial machinery transportation. …

In the Netherlands, the automobile manufacturer Nissan has initiated a unique project to stimulate the uptake of electric vehicles (EV) for commercial usage. This project is called “Power to Amsterdam” and started by the end of 2014. In the project, Nissan has enabled entrepreneurs in the region of Amsterdam …

The results obtained in this study are encouraging and important for the implementation of permeable pavement and swales in The Netherlands, since the performance of SUDS in delta areas and in areas in the world with comparable hydraulic circumstances has been viewed with skepticism. The research undertaken …

Background Several footwear design characteristics are known to have detrimental effects on the foot. However, one characteristic that has received relatively little attention is the point where the sole flexes in the sagittal plane. Several footwear assessment forms assume that this should ideally …