Comparison the effect of kinetic parameters of innovative storing-restoring hybrid passive (comfort gait) ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) with posterior leaf spring AFO in drop-foot patients: a prospective cohort study

This study aimed to compare the affected lower limb joints of ankle, knee, and hip kinetics parameters (moments and powers) during walking in drop-foot patients using an innovative AFO storing-restoring hybrid passive AFO, named “Comfort Gait” and posterior leaf spring (PLS) AFO.
Methods:
Ten drop-foot patients were recruited in the current study to walk at a comfortable self-selected speed while wearing two different AFO selections. Kinetic parameters with a motion capture system were obtained for these patients.
Results:
The results of this study revealed a significant increase in the peak values of kinetic parameters of the lower limb of the affected side (ankle, knee, and hip moments and powers) with the innovative designed AFO when compared to PLS AFO (P

Source: Current Orthopaedic Practice - August 28, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Special Focus: Foot and Ankle Source Type: research