Author

Thomas Schmalz

Observed names: Schmalz, T, Schmalz, T., Schmalz, T.; Blumentritt, S.; Wagner, R.; Gokeler, A.:, Schmalz, Thomas, T Schmalz, T. Schmalz, Th. Schmalz

Institution: Ottobock (Germany)

Observed institutions: University of Freiburg, Chemnitz University of Technology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen, Ottobock (Germany), Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Ottobock (United States), Ottobock (Austria), University of Göttingen, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

ORCID: 0000-0003-2711-6591

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-2711-6591

OpenAlex ID: A5032068093

Energy expenditure and biomechanical characteristics of lower limb amputee gait:

2002 · Thomas Schmalz, Siegmar Blumentritt, et al. · Gait & Posture · 440

Biomechanical and Metabolic Effectiveness of an Industrial Exoskeleton for Overhead Work

2019 · Thomas Schmalz, Jasmin Schändlinger, et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 171

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Comparative Biomechanical Analysis of Current Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Knee Joints

2010 · Malte Bellmann, Thomas Schmalz, et al. · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 170

Biomechanical analysis of stair ambulation in lower limb amputees

2006 · Thomas Schmalz, Siegmar Blumentritt, et al. · Gait & Posture · 167

A Passive Back-Support Exoskeleton for Manual Materials Handling: Reduction of Low Back Loading and Metabolic Effort during Repetitive Lifting

2021 · Thomas Schmalz, Anja Colienne, et al. · IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors · 97

The Safety of C-Leg: Biomechanical Tests

2009 · Siegmar Blumentritt, Thomas Schmalz, et al. · JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics · 93

Immediate Effects of a New Microprocessor-Controlled Prosthetic Knee Joint: A Comparative Biomechanical Evaluation

2012 · Malte Bellmann, Thomas Schmalz, et al. · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 91

Analysis of biomechanical effectiveness of valgus-inducing knee brace for osteoarthritis of knee

2010 · Thomas Schmalz, Elmar Knopf, et al. · The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development · 90

The influence of sole wedges on frontal plane knee kinetics, in isolation and in combination with representative rigid and semi-rigid ankle–foot-orthoses

2006 · Thomas Schmalz, Siegmar Blumentritt, et al. · Clinical Biomechanics · 78

The relationship between isokinetic quadriceps strength and laxity on gait analysis parameters in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed knees

2003 · Alli Gokeler, Thomas Schmalz, et al. · Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy · 64

Selective thigh muscle atrophy in trans-tibial amputees: an ultrasonographic study

2001 · T. Schmalz, S. Blumentritt, et al. · Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery · 63

Biomechanical Differences between Two Exoprosthetic Hip Joint Systems during Level Walking

2010 · Eva Ludwigs, Malte Bellmann, et al. · Prosthetics and Orthotics International · 49

Objectifying the Functional Advantages of Prosthetic Wrist Flexion

2009 · Thomas Bertels, Thomas Schmalz, et al. · JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics · 48

Towards physiological ankle movements with the ActiGait implantable drop foot stimulator in chronic stroke

2013 · Jennifer Ernst, Jessica Grundey, et al. · Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience · 40

Comparative biomechanical evaluation of two technologically different microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joints in safety-relevant daily-life situations

2018 · Malte Bellmann, Thomas Maximilian Köhler, et al. · Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering · 38

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Transfemoral Amputees Walking on a Rotary Hydraulic Prosthetic Knee Mechanism: A Preliminary Report

1998 · S Blumentritt, Hans Werner Scherer, et al. · JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics · 38

Standing on slopes – how current microprocessor-controlled prosthetic feet support transtibial and transfemoral amputees in an everyday task

2017 · Michael Ernst, Björn Altenburg, et al. · Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation · 37

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A functional comparison of conventional knee–ankle–foot orthoses and a microprocessor-controlled leg orthosis system based on biomechanical parameters

2014 · Thomas Schmalz, Eva Pröbsting, et al. · Prosthetics and Orthotics International · 36

Influence of static prosthetic alignment on standing posture and walking in transtibial amputees

2001 · S. Blumentritt, T. Schmalz, et al. · Der Orthopäde · 36

Effects of Adaptation to a Functionally New Prosthetic Lower-Limb Component: Results of Biomechanical Tests Immediately after Fitting and after 3 Months of Use

2014 · Thomas Schmalz, Malte Bellmann, et al. · JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics · 35

Stair ascent with an innovative microprocessor-controlled exoprosthetic knee joint

2012 · Malte Bellmann, Thomas Schmalz, et al. · Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering · 32

A Support Vector Regression Approach for Continuous Prediction of Ankle Angle and Moment During Walking: An Implication for Developing a Control Strategy for Active Ankle Prostheses

2019 · Sharmita Dey, Mahdy Eslamy, et al. · International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics · 28

Benefits of a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic foot for ascending and descending slopes

2022 · Michael Ernst, Björn Altenburg, et al. · Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation · 27

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A Passive Back-Support Exoskeleton for Manual Materials Handling: Reduction of Low Back Loading and Metabolic Effort during Repetitive Lifting.

2022 · Thomas Schmalz, Anja Colienne, et al. · PubMed · 26

Characterizing adaptations of prosthetic feet in the frontal plane

2020 · Michael Ernst, Björn Altenburg, et al. · Prosthetics and Orthotics International · 24

Works count: 102

Citation count: 2,349

H-index: 24

I10-index: 40