Correction of Footdrop Due to Multiple Sclerosis Using the STIMuSTEP Implanted Dropped Foot Stimulator

Economic Justification for the Odstock Dropped Foot Stimulator (ODFS)

The ODFS is a mobility aid designed to correct dropped foot following stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and other upper motor neurone conditions. The device uses small pulses of electrical stimulation applied to the common peroneal nerve using self adhesive skin surface electrodes to elicit dorsiflexion and eversion. This is timed to the gait cycle using a pressure sensitive foot s...

The Case for the Odstock Dropped Foot Stimulator (ODFS®) A summary of the published evidence for the Odstock Dropped Foot Stimulator

Patients' perceptions of the benefits and problems of using the ActiGait implanted drop-foot stimulator.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate patients' perceptions of the benefits and problems associated with using the ActiGait implanted drop-foot stimulator. METHOD Thirteen participants who had suffered a stroke at least 6 months prior to recruitment, had a drop-foot that affected walking and had taken part in a trial in which an ActiGait drop-foot stimulator had been implanted, completed a postal questionnai...

Tibialis posterior transfer in the correction of footdrop due to leprosy.

In the correction of footdrop due to leprosy neuritis the tibialis posterior muscle is re-routed and used to provide dorsiflexion of the foot. This study of tibialis posterior transfer was carried out to compare the results of the circumtibial and interosseous routes. There is no significant difference in the range of motion between either route through the range of the interosseous route is mo...

Phase II trial to evaluate the ActiGait implanted drop-foot stimulator in established hemiplegia.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a selective implantable drop foot stimulator (ActiGait) in terms of effect on walking and safety. DESIGN A phase II trial in which a consecutive sample of participants acted as their own controls. SUBJECTS People who had suffered a stroke at least 6 months prior to recruitment and had a drop-foot that affected walking were recruited from 3 rehabilitation centres in Den...