Studies examining the efficacy of Ankle Foot Orthoses should report activity level and mechanical evidence

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-335

  Harlaar, Jaap ^a   Brehm, Merel ^a   Becher, Jules G ^a   Bregman, Daan J J ^a   Buurke, Jaap ^b   Holtkamp, Fred ^a   De Groot, Vincent ^a   Nollet, Frans ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle Foot Orthosis; biomechanics of prosthetic orthotic devices; evidence based medicine; gait analysis; ICF patient orthosis matching; Lower limb orthotics; study design

Indexed keywords

ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; ORTHOTICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; WALKING;

ALGORITHMS; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOT JOINTS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956165392     PISSN: 03093646     EISSN: 17461553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03093646.2010.504977     Document Type: Article

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