Anterior tibial translation was measured in six patients with anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency. The tests were done in 15, 45, and 90 degrees of knee flexion, partly with activated quadriceps or hamstrings, and partly with subjects wearing a 4-point functional DonJoy brace. The translation was evaluated with a computerized electrogoniometer (Acufex KSS). The anterior tibial translation ...

Anterior tibial translation was measured in six patients with anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency. The tests were done in 15,45, and 90 degrees of knee flexion, partly with activated quadriceps or hamstrings, and partly with subjects wearing a 4-point functional DonJoy brace. The translation was evaluated with a computerized electrogoniometer (Acufex KSS). The anterior tibial translation w...

Ligamentous injuries to a knee joint increase the risk of post-traumatic degenerative changes. Successful early diagnosis and treatment of such injuries remains a challenging and controversial task. There are a variety of clinical tests available and some of these are difficult to perform and interpret. These clinical tests are really static in nature and may not reveal the presence of what is ...

A study was conducted to compare the gait pattern of 12 patients with ankylosing spondylitis with axial disease only with that of 11 healthy controls using a telemeterised electrogoniometer gait analysis system. The reproducibility of the gait variables was found to be acceptable. Angles for movement at the hip and knee were less in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, but hip/knee angle ratio...

Introduction With increase in road accidents, machine calamities etc, 5.5 lakhs people in India have lower limb amputations every year and need some kind of prosthesis1. Low cost prosthetic products are not able to perform coordinated and complex movements of a knee joint2,3. Sophisticated electronic knee are very costly (OttoBock cost’s Rs 18-20 lakhs). With the advent of integration of techno...

INTRODUCTION The rationale for a user-friendly system of flexible electrogoniometers has been previously established and the Strathclyde University data logging system (SUDALS) together with flexible electrogoniometers has been reported to be an accurate and reliable system for measuring the functional outcomes of the knee during various activities of daily living (ADL) [1]. However, prior to r...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury. METHODS The study included eleven subjects with spinal cord injuries (C4 to T5). The modified Ashworth scale and pendulum test, which is accomplished through the Pendular Test Device - PTD (equipment which has a quartz crystal transducer accelerometer and optic fiber fle...

The purpose of this investigation was to describe and examine variations in maximal torque produced by knee extension, knee flexion, elbow extension, and elbow flexion through a range of joint motion. Subjects were young, healthy men (n = 16) and women (n = 15). Torque was measured isometrically and isokinetically using a modified Cybex apparatus. Isotonic torque was calculated from a one-repet...