2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics Foot/Ankle Roll-Over Characteristics for Different Joint Alignments of the Ankle-Foot Orthosis( AFO) during Level Walking May 27-May 30 ISBN: 978-0-7695-3118-2
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/BMEI.2008.343
This study investigated foot/ankle roll-over characteristics for different joint alignments of the ankle-foot orthosis(AFO). Seven volunteers without any musculoskeletal or foot problems participated in motion analyses. To obtain roll-over shape of the ankle-foot complex, we used trajectories of ankle and knee joints and the center of pressure(COP) between initial contact(IC) and opposite initial contact(OIC). After the roll-over shape was determined for each data, it was represented by a circular arc using the least-square method. Results showed that for the more dorsiflexed AFOs, the more distally the roll-over trajectory moved at initial contact. Also, we found that the radius of curvature significantly increased and the center of roll-over shape moved posteriorly and superiorly in dorsiflexed AFOs. Present results might provide a better understanding for the proper alignment of the orthotics as well as a single roll-over shape during walking.
Index Terms:
Ankle-Foot Orthosis(AFO), Level Walking, Roll-Over Characteristics
Citation:
Hueseok Choi, Youngho Kim, "Foot/Ankle Roll-Over Characteristics for Different Joint Alignments of the Ankle-Foot Orthosis( AFO) during Level Walking," bmei, vol. 2, pp.872-874, 2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, 2008 Usage of this product signifies your acceptance of the Terms of Use. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||