Quantifying the spring-like properties of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs)

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 98-103

  Novacheck, Tom F ^a,b   Beattie, Cammie ^a   Rozumalski, Adam ^a   Gent, George ^a   Kroll, Gary ^a  

^a Center for Gait and Motion Analysis   (United States)

^b GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

AFO; Cerebral palsy; Energy storage; Myelomeningocele; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848836365     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPO.0b013e31812e555e     Document Type: Article

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