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Pavlik harness kick sensor

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Infants with DDH are treated with a Pavlik harness that can rarely (~2.5%) cause femoral nerve palsy and stop leg movement; an early-detection kick sensor could prompt immediate harness removal, shortening recovery and improving treatment success.

Project Overview

This project builds on last semester's work to improve kick detection in infants wearing Pavlik harnesses. The previous team developed a coordinate-based sensor system but struggled to distinguish actual kicks from background noise and standard movement. The current team is implementing an EMG sensor system to more accurately detect kicks by measuring the muscle activity patterns specific to infant leg movements.

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Team photo (left to right): Bridget Kearns, Morgan Brown, Kaisa Lindfors, Leah Nelson, Wyatt Flewelling, Krishiv Dhupar
Team photo (left to right): Bridget Kearns, Morgan Brown, Kaisa Lindfors, Leah Nelson, Wyatt Flewelling, Krishiv Dhupar

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