A new method for evaluating ankle foot orthosis characteristics: BRUCE

Gait and Posture

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-149

  Bregman, D J J ^a   Rozumalski, A ^b   Koops, D ^a   de Groot, V ^a   Schwartz, M ^b,c   Harlaar, J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Gillette Lifetime Specialty Healthcare   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; Ankle foot orthoses (AFO); Gait; Orthotics; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FOOT ORTHOSIS; GAIT DISORDER; MEASUREMENT; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RIGIDITY;

ANKLE; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67649385562     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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