Biomechanical study of a knee-ankle-foot-orthosis for hemiplegic patients.
A knee-ankle-foot-orthosis (KAFO) has been developed which incorporates a genucentric knee joint and a similarly designed ankle joint. This paper describes a clinical evaluation of its practical use on 120 hemiplegic patients over a six year period from 1979 to 1984.
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004576:Electromyography; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009989:Orthotic Devices