Effects of powered ankle-foot orthoses mass distribution on lower limb muscle forces-a simulation study.

Autor: Marconi G; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Australia. grace.marconi@monash.edu., Gopalai AA; School of Engineering, Monash University, Selangor, Malaysia., Chauhan S; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Medical & biological engineering & computing [Med Biol Eng Comput] 2023 May; Vol. 61 (5), pp. 1167-1182. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 23.
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-023-02778-2
Abstrakt: This simulation study aimed to explore the effects of mass and mass distribution of powered ankle-foot orthoses, on net joint moments and individual muscle forces throughout the lower limb. Using OpenSim inverse kinematics, dynamics, and static optimization tools, the gait cycles of ten subjects were analyzed. The biomechanical models of these subjects were appended with ideal powered ankle-foot orthoses of different masses and actuator positions, as to determine the effect that these design factors had on the subject's kinetics during normal walking. It was found that when the mass of the device was distributed more distally and posteriorly on the leg, both the net joint moments and overall lower limb muscle forces were more negatively impacted. However, individual muscle forces were found to have varying results which were attributed to the flow-on effect of the orthosis, the antagonistic pairing of muscles, and how the activity of individual muscles affect each other. It was found that mass and mass distribution of powered ankle-foot orthoses could be optimized as to more accurately mimic natural kinetics, reducing net joint moments and overall muscle forces of the lower limb, and must consider individual muscles as to reduce potentially detrimental muscle fatigue or muscular disuse. OpenSim modelling method to explore the effect of mass and mass distribution on muscle forces and joint moments, showing potential mass positioning and the effects of these positions, mass, and actuation on the muscle force integral.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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