By Associate Professor Lauren Kark

Journal articles

Prestigiacomo R; Chan CCB; Kark L, 2024, 'A biomedical engineering curriculum development: A qualitative study engaging four stakeholders', European Journal of Education, 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12632

Dabirrahmani D; Farshidfar S; Cadman J; Shahidian H; Kark L; Sullivan J; Appleyard R, 2024, 'Biomechanical improvements in gait following medial pivot knee implant surgery', Clinical Biomechanics, 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2024.106267

Armitage L; Kark L; McDonald KA; Sparke D; Ford B, 2024, '"A good socket fit can make you or break you": A multimethod study to explore the perceptions and experiences of socket fitting among people with lower-limb loss in Australia', Prosthetics and Orthotics International, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000420

Chan LLY; Yang S; Aswani M; Kark L; Henderson E; Lord SR; Brodie MA, 2024, 'Development, Validation, and Limits of Freezing of Gait Detection Using a Single Waist-Worn Device', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 71, pp. 3024 - 3031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2024.3407059

Pelicioni PHS; Chan LLY; Shi S; Wong K; Kark L; Okubo Y; Brodie MA; Silva Pelicioni P, 2023, 'Impact of mobile phone use on accidental falls risk in young adult pedestrians', Heliyon, 9, pp. e18366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18366

Armitage L; McDonald KA; Kark L; Buller A; Ford B, 2023, 'Transtibial prosthetic socket fitting: Australian prosthetist perspectives on primary challenges, management strategies, and opportunities for workflow and technological innovation', Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 47, pp. 194 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PXR.0000000000000174

Armitage L; Cho K; Sariyildiz E; Buller A; O’Brien S; Kark L, 2023, 'Validation of a Custom Interface Pressure Measurement System to Improve Fitting of Transtibial Prosthetic Check Sockets', Sensors, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23073778

Armitage L; Buller A; Rajan G; Prusty G; Simmons A; Kark L, 2020, 'Clinical utility of pressure feedback to socket design and fabrication', Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 44, pp. 18 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309364619868364

Armitage L; Rajan G; Kark L; Simmons A; Prusty BG, 2019, 'Simultaneous measurement of normal and shear stress using fiber bragg grating sensors in prosthetic applications', IEEE Sensors Journal, 19, pp. 7383 - 7390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2019.2914702

Armitage L; Kark L; Czerniec S; Kwah LK, 2019, 'Reliability and validity of measurement tools for residual limb volume in people with limb amputations: A systematic review', Physical Therapy, 99, pp. 612 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzz010

Armitage L; Kwah LK; Kark L, 2019, 'Reliability and validity of the iSense optical scanner for measuring volume of transtibial residual limb models', Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 43, pp. 213 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309364618806038

Wang K; Delbaere K; Brodie MAD; Lovell NH; Kark L; Lord SR; Redmond SJ, 2017, 'Differences between Gait on Stairs and Flat Surfaces in Relation to Fall Risk and Future Falls', IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 21, pp. 1479 - 1486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2017.2677901

Rigney SM; Simmons A; Kark L, 2017, 'Mechanical characterization and comparison of energy storage and return prostheses', Medical Engineering and Physics, 41, pp. 90 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2017.01.003

Rigney SM; Simmons A; Kark L, 2016, 'A prosthesis-specific multi-link segment model of lower-limb amputee sprinting', Journal of Biomechanics, 49, pp. 3185 - 3193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.07.039

Kark L; Odell R; McIntosh AS; Simmons A, 2016, 'Quantifying prosthetic gait deviation using simple outcome measures', World Journal of Orthopedics, 7, pp. 383 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v7.i6.383

Fulker D; Simmons A; Kabir K; Kark L; Barber T, 2016, 'The Hemodynamic Effects of Hemodialysis Needle Rotation and Orientation in an Idealized Computational Model', Artificial Organs, 40, pp. 185 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aor.12521

Rigney S; Simmons A; Kark L, 2016, 'Energy storage and return prostheses: A review of mechanical models', Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 44, pp. 269 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/CritRevBiomedEng.2017020031

Willsallen H; Heller J; Kark L; Hilbert BJ, 2015, 'In vitro mechanical testing of braided polyurethane elastic fiber and braided polyester for equine laryngoplasty', Veterinary Surgery, 44, pp. 223 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12184.x

Fulker D; Simmons A; Kabir K; Kark L; Barber T, 2015, 'The Hemodynamic Effects of Hemodialysis Needle Rotation and Orientation in an Idealized Computational Model', Artificial Organs, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aor.12521

Gorring N; Kark L; Simmons A; Barber T, 2014, 'Determining possible thrombus sites in an extracorporeal device, using computational fluid dynamics-derived relative residence time', Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2013.826655

Bayfield M; Kark L; Barber T, 2014, 'Development of a kinematic model of a proto-wing', Applied Mechanics and Materials, 553, pp. 261 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.261

Willsallen H; Heller J; Kark L; Hilbert BJ, 2014, 'In vitro mechanical testing of braided polyurethane elastic fiber and braided polyester for equine laryngoplasty', Veterinary Surgery, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12184.x

Kark L; Simmons A, 2011, 'Patient satisfaction following lower-limb amputation: the role of gait deviation', Prosthetics and Orthotics International, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309364611406169

Kark L; Mcintosh AS; Simmons A, 2011, 'The use of the 6-min walk test as a proxy for the assessment of energy expenditure during gait in individuals with lower-limb amputation', International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 34, pp. 227 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MRR.0b013e328346e893

Kark L; Vickers DR; Mcintosh AS; Simmons A, 2011, 'Use of gait summary measures with lower limb amputees', Gait and Posture, 35, pp. 238 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.09.013

Conference Papers

Kark L; Odell R; Nordon R, 2016, 'Evaluation of Blended Learning Strategies from Exam Outcomes', in 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education : AAEE 2016., Coffs Harbour, presented at 27th Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, Coffs Harbour, 04 December 2016 - 07 December 2016, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=697747318931412;res=IELENG

Chen W; Wen H; Khamis H; Redmond SJ, 2016, 'An eight-legged tactile sensor to estimate coefficient of static friction: Improvements in design and evaluation', in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Imperial Coll London, London, ENGLAND, pp. 493 - 502, presented at 10th International Conference on Haptics - Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications (EuroHaptics), Imperial Coll London, London, ENGLAND, 04 July 2016 - 07 July 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42321-0_46

Chen W; Rodpongpun S; Luo W; Isaacson N; Kark L; Khamis H; Redmond SJ, 2015, 'An eight-legged tactile sensor to estimate coefficient of static friction', in Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 4407 - 4410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319372

Rigney SM; Simmons A; Kark L, 2015, 'Concurrent Multibody and Finite Element Analysis of the Lower-Limb during Amputee Running', in Lovell N (ed.), Milan, Italy, presented at Concurrent Multibody and Finite Element Analysis of the Lower-Limb during Amputee Running, Milan, Italy, 25 August 2015 - 29 August 2015, http://emb.citengine.com/event/embc-2015/paper-details?pdID=4731

Sulas R; Liem N; Kark L, 2015, 'Instrumented and Interactive Limb Models for Biomechanics Education: An Assessment of Efficacy and Engagement', Milan, Italy, pp. 3671 - 3674, presented at 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Milan, Italy, 25 August 2015 - 29 August 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319189

Rigney SM; Simmons A; Kark L, 2015, 'Lower-limb kinematics and kinetics during amputee running: a new approach', in Abstract Book, XXV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, pp. 1258 - 1260, presented at XXV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Glasgow, UK, 12 July 2015 - 16 July 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.5133.8089

Kark L; Armitage L; Aaron R; Knothe Tate ML, 2015, 'Seamless multiscale imaging and computational modelling of molecular communication in the osteoarthritic knee joint', in Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, pp. 1274, presented at Orthopaedic Research Society, 28 March 2015 - 31 March 2015, http://www.ors.org/2015annualmeeting/

Kark L; Knothe Tate ML; Simmons A, 2015, 'Torsional strength of modular hip replacement tapers', in Transactions of the Orthopaedic Research Society, pp. 979, presented at Orthopaedic Research Society, 28 March 2015 - 28 March 2015, http://www.ors.org/2015annualmeeting/

Rigney SM; Simmons A; Kark L, 2014, 'Finite Element Analysis of a Lower-Limb Running-Specific Prosthesis', in 8th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics 2014 (ACAM 8), ACAM 8, Barton, A.C.T. Engineers Australia., Melbourne, Australia, presented at The 8th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics 2014, Melbourne, Australia, 23 November 2014 - 26 December 2014, http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/189393301?q&versionId=206075394

Knothe Tate ML; Kark L; Detamore M; Capadona J; Martinez-Coll A, 2014, 'Grand Challenge at the Intersection of Tissue Engineering and Next Generation Implants: Engineering Tissue-Implant Interfaces', in 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pp. TC19.1, presented at International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 26 August 2014 - 30 August 2014, http://embc.embs.org/2014/

Rigney SM; Simmons A; Kark L, 2014, 'Stance Phase Mechanical Characterisation of a Running-Specific Lower-Limb Prosthesis', Australian Biomedical Engineering, presented at Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference, 20 August 2014 - 22 August 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25586

Akhavan G; Lord MS; Kark L, 2013, 'The effect of crutch height and arm length on joint kinematics', presented at Australian Biomedical Engineering Conference, 13 October 2013 - 16 October 2013

Kark L, 2013, 'Investigating flight evolution theories using a biomechanics model of a proto-­wing', presented at 1st Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics, 03 October 2013 - 04 October 2013, http://www.aeromech.usyd.edu.au/ACCM2013/index.html

Kark L; Vickers DR; Simmons A; McIntosh AS, 2009, 'Use of the gait deviation index with lower limb amputees', pp. S41 - S42, presented at European Society of Movement Analysis for Children and Adults, 14 September 2009 - 19 September 2009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.08.063

Kark L; Vickers DR; Simmons A; McIntosh AS, 2009, 'Using the movement analysing profile with lower limb amputees', pp. S42 - S43, presented at European Society of Movement Analysis for Children and Adults, 14 September 2009 - 19 September 2009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.08.064

Kark L; Simmons A; Nitz J, 2008, 'Perceived function amongst lower-­limb amputees', presented at 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Australian National Member Society, -

Conference Posters

Knothe Tate ML; Aaron R; Knothe U; Kark L; Hageman D; Zeidler D; Milz S, 2014, 'Elucidating Bone's Ecosystem across Length and Time Scales', presented at Australia and New Zealand Bone Mineral Society Annual Scientific Meeting, 07 September 2014 - 10 September 2014, http://www.anzbmsconference.com/index.asp

Conference Presentations

Rigney SM; Simmons A; Kark L, 2014, 'Mechanical Efficiency of a Running-Specific Energy Storage and Return Prosthesis', presented at 9th Australasian Biomechanics Conference, 30 November 2014 - 02 December 2014

Conference Abstracts

Jawad A; Drummond J; Kark L, 2015, 'Kinematics of turning during ambulation', Heidelberg, Germany, pp. S74 - S74, presented at 24th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, Heidelberg, Germany, 10 September 2015 - 12 September 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.06.137

Arulampalam J; Pierrepont J; Kark L, 2015, 'Markerless motion capture: Validity of Microsoft Kinect cameras and iPisoft', Heidelberg, Germany, pp. S76 - S76, presented at 24th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children, Heidelberg, Germany, 10 September 2015 - 12 September 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.06.141

Theses / Dissertations

Kark L, 2011, Relationships between self-­report and performance-­‐based measures in individuals with lower-­‐limb amputation: alternatives for quantifying gait pathology.

Working Papers

Sy L; Raitor M; Rosario MD; Khamis H; Kark L; Lovell NH; Redmond SJ, 2021, Estimating Lower Limb Kinematics Using a Reduced Wearable Sensor Count, http://dx.doi.org10.1109/TBME.2020.3026464

Preprints

Sy L; Raitor M; Del Rosario M; Khamis H; Kark L; Lovell NH; Redmond SJ, 2019, Estimating Lower Limb Kinematics using a Reduced Wearable Sensor Count, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1910.00910

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