Powered ankle-foot orthoses: the effects of the assistance on healthy and impaired users while walking

Powered ankle-foot orthoses: the effects of the assistance on healthy and impaired users while walking

Abstract In the last two decades, numerous powered ankle-foot orthoses have been developed. Despite similar designs and control strategies being shared by some of these devices, their performance in terms of achieving a comparable goal varies. It has been shown that the effect of powered ankle-foot...

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Main Authors: Marta Moltedo, Tomislav Baček, Tom Verstraten, Carlos Rodriguez-Guerrero, Bram Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Powered ankle-foot orthosis
Robotics
Orthotics
Gait
Wearable robots
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12984-018-0424-5

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