Influence of ankle-foot orthoses on kinematic segmental covariation among stroke patients.
(2013) Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine — Vol. 56, n° 1, p. 3-13 (2013)
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- OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of ankle-foot orthosis on lower limbs kinematic segmental covariation (KSC) among stroke patients. METHODS: Ten chronic hemiparetic spastic stroke patients presenting with a lack of ankle dorsiflexion were assessed with instrumented gait analysis under three conditions: wearing a shoe, with a prefabricated ankle-foot orthosis (AFO), and with a dynamic AFO. Kinematic parameters were recorded and computed KSC was calculated according to Borghese's methodology. RESULTS: Contrary to the prefabricated AFO, the dynamic AFO improved KSC of the paretic side. We observed a high correlation between the external mechanical work and the affected side's KSC. In the unaffected side, KSC was globally unchanged. CONCLUSION: In stroke patients, wearing a dynamic AFO improves KSC of the paretic lower limb only.
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Bleyenheuft, C., Deltombe, T., & Detrembleur, C. (2013). Influence of ankle-foot orthoses on kinematic segmental covariation among stroke patients. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 56(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2012.11.001 (Original work published 2013)