Energy-Efficient Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis: A Case Study
作者:
Kenton Kaufman,
S E Irby,
J W Mathewson,
R W Wirta,
D H Sutherland,
期刊:
JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics
(OVID Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 8,
issue 3
页码: 79-85
ISSN:1040-8800
年代: 1996
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
The energy required to walk using a newly designed knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO). has been evaluated. The new KAFO locks the knee during stance and allows free-knee motion during the swing phase of gait.The energy required for gait on level ground and on a slope with a 5-percent incline was evaluated inapostpolio subject. Comparisons were made between the standard locked-knee KAFO and the free-knee (unlocked) configuration. The oxygen consumption rate (ml/kg/ min) and energy cost (ml/kg/m) were significantly lower during free-knee gait. The results of the study show that a KAFO design that allows free-knee motion during swing is effective in lowering the energy required for walking.
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