title: Design and development of anthropometric device for the standardization of sizes of knee-ankle-foot orthoses.
abstract: An anthropometric device (AD) was designed and developed to collect data on foot and knee of locomotor disabled people. The aim was to standardize the sizes of knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs) in a standard modular form so that they can be mass produced to cater for fitting to a large number of locomotor disabled people. The anthropometric data collected on large numbers of locomotor disabled people were processed, with the help of a computer programme, to arrive at standard sizes for three modules, i.e. a foot plate (seven sizes), knee pieces (six sizes) and a lateral upright in a universal size. These modules were produced by plastic injection moulding and compression moulding processes using glass-reinforced polypropylene. KAFOs were assembled and fitted to locomotor disabled people. Feedback obtained was encouraging and this vindicated the concept, design and utility of the AD.
authors.affiliation: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: L Narendra
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Nath
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004867:Equipment Design; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009989:Orthotic Devices / Q000592:standards*; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012015:Reference Standards