Engineering design review of stance-control knee-ankle-foot orthoses

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 257-267

  Yakimovich, Terris ^a   Lemaire, Edward D ^a   Kofman, Jonathan ^b  

^a Rehabilitation Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Design; Gait; Knee ankle foot orthosis; Lower limb; Orthosis; Rehabilitation; Stance; Stance control; Stance control knee ankle foot orthosis

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; GAIT; KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS; LOWER LIMB; ORTHOSIS; REHABILITATION; STANCE; STANCE CONTROL; STANCE-CONTROL KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS;

DESIGN; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ORTHOTICS;

ANKLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COST; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; FOOT; GAIT; KNEE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; STANDING;

ANKLE JOINT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 67049097175     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2008.02.0024     Document Type: Review

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