Polypropylene ankle foot orthoses to overcome drop-foot gait in central neurological patients: A mechanical and functional evaluation

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 293-304

  Bregman, Daan J J ^a   De Groot, Vincent ^a   Van Diggele, Peter ^b   Meulman, Hubert ^b   Houdijk, Han ^b,c   Harlaar, Jaap ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Heliomare Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AFO; ankle; ankle foot orthoses; drop foot; Gait; MS; stiffness; stroke

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; FOOT; FOOT ORTHOSIS; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; STANDING; STROKE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOT JOINTS; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; POLYETHYLENE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 77956134210     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093646.2010.495969     Document Type: Article

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