| Autor: |
M G, Hullin, J E, Robb, I R, Loudon |
| Rok vydání: |
1992 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of pediatric orthopedics. 12(4) |
| ISSN: |
0271-6798 |
| Popis: |
Six children with low-level myelomeningocele underwent gait analysis. All showed excessive ankle dorsiflexion and knee flexion when walking barefoot. A rigid thermoplastic ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) improved gait by preventing ankle dorsiflexion and reducing knee flexion. Biomechanically, the AFO caused a reduction in external knee moment by aligning the knee with the ground reaction force. Small changes in the foot-shank angle of the orthosis had profound effects on knee mechanics. Knee hyperextension could be controlled by a rocker sole. Kinetic gait analysis permits understanding of the biomechanical effects of orthoses. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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