Paolo Caravaggi
Engineer
Movement Analysis and Functional-Clinical Evaluation of Pros
Orthopaedic Rizzoli Institute
Italy
Biography
1999 – 2001: Network and security engineer at the E-business department of IBM Italy (Milan). 2001-2004: Engineer at the R&D department of Wright Cremascoli Ortho (Wright Medical Technology group, Milan, Italy).
Research Interest
Lower limb and foot&ankle biomechanics; spine biomechanics; human movement analysis. Design and implementation of custom software for the automatic analysis of large data sets: e.g. kinematic and pedobarographic measurements.
Publications
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Caravaggi P, Pataky T, Günther M, Savage R, Crompton R. Dynamics of longitudinal arch support in relation to walking speed: contribution of the plantar aponeurosis. Journal of anatomy. 2010 Sep 1;217(3):254-61.
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Caravaggi P, Pataky T, Goulermas JY, Savage R, Crompton R. A dynamic model of the windlass mechanism of the foot: evidence for early stance phase preloading of the plantar aponeurosis. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2009 Aug 1;212(15):2491-9.
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Pataky TC, Caravaggi P, Savage R, Parker D, Goulermas JY, Sellers WI, Crompton RH. New insights into the plantar pressure correlates of walking speed using pedobarographic statistical parametric mapping (pSPM). Journal of biomechanics. 2008 Dec 31;41(9):1987-94.
