Reciprocal walking orthosis with composite material body brace: Initial development

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 385-392

  Stallard, J ^a   McLeod, N ^b   Woollam, P J ^a   Miller, K ^a  

^a District Hospital NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Carbon Concepts Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compliance; Composite material; Lateral rigidity; Paraplegic ambulation; Reciprocal walking orthosis; Safe failure mode; Therapeutic benefit

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ORTHOTICS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RIGIDITY; WALKING AIDS; EFFICIENCY; FAILURE MODES; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

LATERAL RIGIDITY; PARAPLEGIC AMBULATION; RECIPROCAL WALKING ORTHOSIS;

BRACES (FOR LIMBS AND JOINTS); RIGIDITY;

ARTICLE; BRACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TORQUE; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

BRACES; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

COMPLIANCE; LATERAL RIGIDITY; ORTHOSIS; PARAPLEGIC AMBULATION; SAFE FAILURES; THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS;

EID: 0142054915     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441103770802559     Document Type: Article

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