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Effects of an Elastic AFO on the Walking Patterns of Foot-drop Patients with Stroke

Young-In Hwang

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PURPOSE: Many patients with stroke have difficulties in walking with foot-drop.Various types of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) have been developed, but their weight needs to be reduced with the assistance of the ankle dorsiflexor.Therefore, an elastic AFO (E-AFO) was devised that not only improves the stability and flexibility of the ankle but also assists with ankle dorsiflexion while walking.This study examined the effects of an E-AFO, on the walking patterns of foot-drop patients with stroke.METHODS: Fourteen patients walked with and without an E-AFO, and the gait parameters were assessed using the GAITRite system.The spatiotemporal data on the gait patterns of stroke patients with foot-drop were compared using paired t-tests; the level of statistical significance was set to α < .05.RESULTS: No significant differences were observed in the velocity (p = .066)and affecte+d step length (p = .980),but the affected and less-affected stance (p = .022,p = .002)and

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PURPOSE: Many patients with stroke have difficulties in walking with foot-drop.Various types of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) have been developed, but their weight needs to be reduced with the assistance of the ankle dorsiflexor.Therefore, an elastic AFO (E-AFO) was devised that not only improves the stability and flexibility of the ankle but also assists with ankle dorsiflexion while walking.This study examined the effects of an E-AFO, on the walking patterns of foot-drop patients with stroke.METHODS: Fourteen patients walked with and without an E-AFO, and the gait parameters were assessed using the GAITRite system.The spatiotemporal data on the gait patterns of stroke patients with foot-drop were compared using paired t-tests; the level of statistical significance was set to α < .05.RESULTS: No significant differences were observed in the velocity (p = .066)and affecte+d step length (p = .980),but the affected and less-affected stance (p = .022,p = .002)and

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PURPOSE: Many patients with stroke have difficulties in walking with foot-drop.Various types of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) have been developed, but their weight needs to be reduced with the assistance of the ankle dorsiflexor.Therefore, an elastic AFO (E-AFO) was devised that not only improves the stability and flexibility of the ankle but also assists with ankle dorsiflexion while walking.This study examined the effects of an E-AFO, on the walking patterns of foot-drop patients with stroke.METHODS: Fourteen patients walked with and without an E-AFO, and the gait parameters were assessed using the GAITRite system.The spatiotemporal data on the gait patterns of stroke patients with foot-drop were compared using paired t-tests; the level of statistical significance was set to α < .05.RESULTS: No significant differences were observed in the velocity (p = .066)and affecte+d step length (p = .980),but the affected and less-affected stance (p = .022,p = .002)and

Key concepts: Foot drop, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Stroke (engine), Foot (prosody), Drop (telecommunication), Medicine, Physical therapy, Computer science

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