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Design Changes in Ankle-Foot Orthosis Intended to Alter Stiffness Also Alter Orthosis Kinematics |
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Robert Singerman, PhD
David J. Hoy, BS, CPO Joseph M. Mansour, PhD |
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| The authors attempt to determine whether kinematics of an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) are dependent on design changes made to alter stiffness. | |
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Kinetic Patterns During Stair Ascent in Patients with Transtibial Amputations Using Three Different Prostheses |
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H. John Yack, PhD, PT
David H. Nielsen, PhD, PT Donald G. Shurr, MA, PT, CPO |
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| This study used three different prostheses to determine the ways in which each affected the kinetic strategy used by patients with unilateral transtibial amputations during stair ascent. | |
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Case Study: Improving Knee Extension with Floor-Reaction Ankle-Foot Orthoses in a Patient with Myelomeningocele and 20° Knee Flexion Contractures |
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Donald Freeman, CP
Michael Orendurff, MS Michael Moor, CPO |
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| A patient with an L-5 level myelomeningocele underwent gait analysis testing while barefoot and while wearing floor-reaction ankle-foot orthoses (FRAFOs) set in 10° dorsiflexion to demonstrate how FRAFOs can provide a significant increase in knee ext... | |
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Transition to an Articulating Knee Prosthesis in Pediatric Amputees |
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Bryan Wilk, BS
Lori Karol, MD Suzanne Halliday, MS Don Cummings, CP Nasreen Haideri, ME John Stephenson, CP |
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| Children were monitored at three different stages to determine if gait deviations resulting from the lack of knee flexion in solid knee prostheses are reduced when a young amputee is fit with an articulating prosthesis at an earlier age than the prev... | |
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Editorial: Physiologic, Behavioral Factors Affect Wound Healing |
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John H. Bowker, MD
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| The author outlines a progressive approach to the healing of foot wounds that addresses both physiologic and behavioral factors affecting patients with diabetes. | |