Design of a stiffness-adjustable ankle-foot orthosis and its effect on ankle joint kinematics in patients with stroke

Gait and Posture

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 721-723

  Kobayashi, Toshiki ^a   Leung, Aaron K L ^a   Akazawa, Yasushi ^b   Hutchins, Stephen W ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Hyogo Institute of Assistive Technology   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankle foot orthosis (AFO); Gait; Kinematics; Stiffness; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOOT ORTHOSIS; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGIDITY; STROKE;

EID: 79955146212     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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