Welcome to Department & Orthotics
Purpose of the Department
The department of Prosthetics and Orthotics aim for the better prosthetics and orthotics service through clinical practices, researches and social services.
Staffs
Director Dr. Toru Akune(Orthopedist)
Chief Nobuya Yamasaki (CPO)
Tomoki Mita (CPO)
Takashi Nakamura(CPO)
Tsutomu Kubo(CPO)
Atsuko Mitsumoto (CPO)
Yusuke Okita (Researcher)
*CPO:Certificated Prosthetist and Orthotist
6 Lecturers of the P and O college at NRCD are also included.
Clinical service
Our department provides and repairs prostheses and orthoses.
As a national centre, we are supporting people with difficult cases, such
as multiple amputations or an amputee having multiple diseases. We also
are making prosthetics and orthotics for some special purposes.
* Trial for evaluation of mioelectronic upper limb prosthetics *
For people who lost limbs by working compensation, mioelectronic upper
limb prosthetics has been provided on a trial basis since 2008.
NRCD is the one of medical cooperation institution for providing the service.
Research & Development
- Projects (only Japanese)
Recent Reports
- Motomu NAKASHIMA, Ayako ONO, Takashi NAKAMURA. Effect of knee joint motion
for the transfemoral prosthesis in swimming. Journal of Biomechanical Science
and Engineering. Advance Publications Released September 28, 2015, 15-00375.
- Kunihiro Ogata, Tomoki Mita, Takeshi Shimizu and Nobuya Yamasaki.Training
Assist System of a Lower Limb Prosthetic Visualizing Floor-Reaction Forces
using a Color-Depth Sensing Camera.The Institute of Electronics,Information
and Communication Engineers, Vol. E98-D, No. 11, 2015.
- T. Nakamura, Y.Yamasaki, M. Nakagawa, R. Tanaka, K. Takahashi, Y. Tobimatsu.
Prostheses for persons of purple fuluminans with quadruple amputation.
15th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
June 2015; 39 (1 suppl), p391.
- T. Maruyama, T. Takashima, T. Nakamura, M. Maeno, A. Mitsumoto, Y. Tobimatsu,
H. Fujimoto, A. Takanishi. 15th World Congress of the International Society
for Prosthetics and Orthotics. June 2015; 39 (1 suppl), p.455.
- M.Hoshino, S.Sasagawa, Y.Tobimatsu, K.Nakazawa. Evaluation of postural
control during quiet stance using center of mass acceleration in bilateral
transtibial amputees. 15th World Congress of the International Society
for Prosthetics and Orthotics. June 2015; 39 (1 suppl), p491.
- A. Mitsumoto, T. Maruyama, T. Nakamura, M. Maeno, T. Takashima, Y. Tobimatsu,
The relationship between the compression value and the soft tissue hardness
in transfemoral amputees. JSPO 30 Asian Young Resserchers Session, JSPO
special issues, 30, 2014, p104.
- H. Hobara, Y. Kobayashi, T. Nakamura, N. Yamasaki, T. Ogata,Foot clearance
strategy for step-over-step stair climbing in transfemoral amputees, Prosthet
Orthot Int, 38(4), 2014, p.332-335
- K. Yoshimoto, Y. Okuma, T. Nakamura, T. Mita, A. Mitsumoto, N. Yamasaki,
Y. Tobimatsu, M. Akai. Limb fitting for quadruple amputees: Report of two
cases of symmetrical peripheral gangrene caused by pneumococcal purpura
fulminans. Prosthet Orthot Int, 37(6), 2013, p.489-494
- H. Hobara, Y. Kobayashi, S. Tominaga, T. Nakamura, N. Yamasaki,T. Ogata.
Factors affecting stair-ascent patterns in unilateral transfemoral amputees.
Prosthet Orthot Int, 37(3), 2013, p.222-226.
- M. Nakashima, S. Suzuki, A. Ono, T. Nakamura. Development of the Transfemoral
Prosthesis for Swimming Focused on Ankle Joint Motion. Journal of Biomechanical
Science and Engineering. 8(1), 2013, p.79-83.
- Shigeru Toyama, Sayoko Utsumi, Takashi Nakamura, Terumasa Noguchi, and
Yasuhiko Yoshida. A Novel Thin Shear-Stress Sensor Using Electrolyte as
a Conductive Element Sensor Lett. 11, p.442-445, 2013.
- K Uehara, M Akai, T Kubo, N Yamasaki, Y Okuma, Y Tobimatsu, T Iwaya, Soft-plastic
brace for lower limb fractures in patients with spinal cord injury. InternationalSpinal
Cord Society 2012, 1–4.
- Hiroaki Hobara, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Shuichi Tominaga,Takashi Nakamura,
Nobuya Yamasaki,Toru Ogata. Factors affecting
stair-ascent patterns in unilateral transfemoral amputees. Prosthet Orthot Int published online 29 October 2012.
- T. Nakamura, N Yamasaki, T Mita, T Kubo, A Mitsumoto, S Tsutsui, Y Tobimatsu,
A Survey of QOL of lower limb Amputees. Asian Prosthetic and Orthotic Scientific
Meeting 2012. p49.
- T. Nakamura, T. Maruyama, T. Takashima, H. Fujimoto. Preliminary study
of quantification of shape and elasticity of a residual limb of a transfemoral
amputee , ISPO 2013 world congress abstract, p375.
H Hobara, Y Kobayashi, T Nakamura, N Yamasaki, K Nakazawa, M Akai and T Ogata. Lower extremity joint kinematics of stair ascent in transfemoral amputees . Prosthet Orthot Int 2011; 35: p.467-472.
- Sasaki, K., Kubo, T. Development of Dynamic Casting System (DCS) for Artificial
Leg Socket Modeling Using Computer Interface. 13th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
2010, Proceedings p.402-403.
- Nakamura, T., Toyama, S. Socket Materials and Perspiration: Development
of the Superabsorbent Polymer Socket Interface 13th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
2010, Proceedings p.446-447.
- Naito, H., Yamasaki, N., Aikawa, T., Inoue, T., Matsumoto, T., Tanaka,
M. Gait Analysis of Newly Developed Hip Disarticulation Prosthesis Walking
- Rotation Axis of Hip Joint is on the Side of Socket. 13th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
2010, Proceedings p.672-973.
- Naito, H., Nakamura, T., Hoshino, M., Maruyama, T., Computer Simulation
of Walking Considering Foot Deformation. 13th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
2010, Proceedings p.1085-1086.
- Hobara, H., Kobayashi, Y., Naito, K., Nakamura, T., Yamazaki, N., Nakazawa,
K. Biomechanical Analyses of Stair Ascent in Transfemoral Amputees. 13th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
2010, Proceedings p.1117-1118.
- Kawashima N, Mita T. Metal bar prevents phantom limb motion: case study
of an amputation patient who showed a profound change in the awareness
of his phantom limb. Neurocase. 2009 Dec;15(6):478-84.
- Sasaki, K., Kubo, T. Development of dynamic casting system for artificial
leg modeling. 12th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
2007, Proceedings p.241.
- Nakamura, T.Socket materials and perspiration : Effect of superabsorbent
polymer as the socket interface.12th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
2007,Proceedings p.215.
- Hoshino, M., Nakamura, T., Aikawa, T., Goto, M., Ito, T., Negishi, K.,
Arizono, Y., Ooishi, G., Takashima, T., Development end evaluation of a
prosthetic foot for elderly amputees. 12th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics.
2007,Proceedings p.364.
- Kawashima, N. and Mita, T. Invisible Metal Bar Prevents Phantom Limb’s
Motion. 2nd Advances in Neurorehabilitation. Toronto, Canada, 2007-06,
FICCDAT. 2007, CD-ROM.
- Koike, M., Isihara, M., Akai, M., Aikawa, T., Yamasaki, N., Sasaki, K.,
Katou, N., Sibata, Y., Matuda, Y.“Development of a mechanical ankle joint
for an artificial foot used as a ski prosthesis”. Conference Proceedings.
11th World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics &
Orthotics. Hong Kong, 2004-08-01/8-6. p.389.
Social services
The department of Prosthetics and Orthotics has cooperated below activities.
* International cooperation
[JICA group training course: Prosthetic and Orthotic Technique]
There are many people, who need prostheses and orthoses, caused by the
war, working accidents, polio, tuberculosis or Hansen's disease at developing
countries, such as Asia or Africa.
The department of prosthetics and Orthotics at NRCD have taken place the
seminar for improve of senior PO technique through the JICA(Japan International
Cooperation Agency) program.
The program is available on NCRD letter news (only Japanese)