Spring-like Ankle Foot Orthoses reduce the energy cost of walking by taking over ankle work

Gait and Posture

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 148-153

  Bregman, D J J ^a   Harlaar, J ^a   Meskers, C G M ^b   de Groot, V ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle; Gait; Multiple sclerosis; Orthosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CARBON COMPOSITE ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOOT ORTHOSIS; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; WALKING; WORK CAPACITY;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING;

EID: 84855950408     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.08.026     Document Type: Article

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