Test apparatus for the measurement of the flexibility of ankle-foot orthoses in planes other than the loaded plane.
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Previous publications have reported on the flexibility of ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) only in the same plane as the applied load. This paper reports on a test apparatus developed to detect the flexibility of an AFO in 5 degrees of freedom when subjected to a plantar/dorsiflexion moment, a medial/lateral moment or a torque. A moment applied to an AFO in one plane induces angulation and translation in all planes.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Prosthetics and orthotics international
دوره 22 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998