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Commonly Used Types and Recent Development of Ankle-Foot Orthosis: A Narrative Review
Healthcare (Switzerland), 2021 (1) Background: ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) is the most commonly prescribed orthosis to patients with foot drop, and ankle and foot problems. In this study, we aimed to review the commonly used types of AFO and introduce the recent development of AFO.
Yoo Jin Choo +2 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Stroke survivors having limited finger coordination require an active hand orthosis to assist them with grasping tasks for daily activities. The orthosis should be portable for constant use; however, portability imposes constraints on the number, size ...
Chan Beom Park, Hyung-Soon Park
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background With the progress and success in minimally invasive surgery of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS TLIF), the musculoskeletal injury was minimized.
Hsuan-Hsiao Ma +6 more
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The Effect of Ankle–Foot Orthoses and Their Characteristics on Balance, and Postural Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Cerebral palsy (CP) frequently compromises postural control and balance in children. Ankle–foot orthoses (AFOs) are routinely prescribed to improve stability, yet the influence of specific design parameters—stiffness, alignment, and individualized tuning—on balance outcomes remains inadequately characterized.
Gasavi Nezhad Z, Vafayi A, Arazpour M.
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Assessing Biomechanical and Clinical Outcomes of an Elbow Orthosis Intervention in Youth Baseball: Preliminary Results [PDF]
SportsProper orthosis design may help youth baseball players develop safer pitching mechanics to prevent elbow injuries. This study evaluated the impact of a custom elbow orthosis on pitching biomechanics and adverse events.
Gonzalo Mariscal, Carlos Barrios
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Practicality of Using Pressure Sensors and Accelerometers to Quantify Hand Orthosis Compliance at Home [PDF]
BioengineeringOrthosis compliance monitoring provides insights into effective orthosis design and user wear time. Frequently, patient reports of orthosis use are subjective and often result in overestimation of compliance.
Devi Baruni Devanand +2 more
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Effect of dynamic thoracolumbar orthosis on Scheuermann's kyphosis angle
مجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2011 Introduction: this study was aimed at assessing the effect of a new thoracolumbar orthosis on patients with Scheuermann's kyphosis referred to Iran medical university of Tehran in collaboration with a clinic of technical ortopedea in Isfahan.
Fahime Sadat Abtahi +2 more
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Comparison of personal independence between soft dressing and immediate postoperative prosthesis method in older diabetic amputees [PDF]
Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, 2021 Background: Elderly diabetic patients face a lack of independence in daily and social activities such as going to the toilet and bathing, aside from walking and communication, which are affected by the ability to stand and walk bilaterally.
seyed mahmoud mousavi ziarati +4 more
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IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering, 2022 This paper presents a novel approach for designing a robotic orthosis controller considering physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). Computer simulation for this human-robot system can be advantageous in terms of time and cost due to the laborious ...
J. Han +4 more
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Gait Disturbance after Excision of Hamstrings and Effect of an Ankle-Foot Orthosis; A Case Report [PDF]
, 2022 Limb-sparing surgery is important treatment for soft tissue sarcoma, but resection of major muscles in the lower extremities causes motor and gait dysfunction.
Nishimura, Yukihide +5 more
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