Biomechanical and energetic effects of a stance-control orthotic knee joint

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 503-513

  Zissimopoulos, Angelika ^a,b,d   Fatone, Stefania ^a,c   Gard, Steven A ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Gait; KAFO; Kinematics; Knee ankle foot orthosis; Orthotic device; Oxygen cost; Rehabilitation; SCOKJ; Stance control

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EXPENDITURE; KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS; SCOKJ; STANCE-CONTROL;

BIOMECHANICS; CONTROL THEORY; GAIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; INVERSE KINEMATICS;

ORTHOTICS;

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; ORTHOTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POSTURE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; WALKING;

EID: 34548075881     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.09.0124     Document Type: Article

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