Preventing Competitive Advantage for Athletes with Prosthetic Legs
From: Medical Design Technology - 03/29/2016

New guidelines proposed for prosthetic leg technology in international
sporting events to prevent competitive advantage.

New research carried out at Bournemouth University, UK, investigates the use
of lower-limb running prostheses (LLRPs) used in competitions by below-knee
amputees. Due to significant controversy surrounding running prosthetic limbs
in both the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, this new research published in
Cogent Engineering proposes new guidelines for prosthetic leg technology in
international sporting events to prevent competitive advantage. The
guidelines include the use of a dynamic drop jump technique to assess the
quality of prosthetic legs as a new assessment strategy.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2016/03/preventing-competitive-advantage-athletes-prosthetic-legs

Links:
Bryce Dyer
http://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/brdyer

An insight into the use and assessment of lower limb running prostheses in
  sport with a disability: A mixed method approach
http://cogentoa.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/23311916.2016.1158488

BU lecturer designing prosthetic leg to help ex-marine get to Rio 2016
  Paralympics
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/12914228.BU_lecturer_designing_prosthetic_leg_to_help_ex_marine_get_to_Rio_2016_Paralympics