Feasibility study of a wearable exoskeleton for children: is the gait altered by adding masses on lower limbs?

We are designing a pediatric exoskeletal ankle robot (pediatric Anklebot) to promote gait habilitation in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Few studies have evaluated how much or whether the unilateral loading of a wearable exoskeleton may have the unwanted effect of altering significantly the gait...

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Main Authors: Stefano Rossi, Alessandra Colazza, Maurizio Petrarca, Enrico Castelli, Paolo Cappa, Hermano Igo Krebs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3762849?pdf=render