Abstract
A self-contained electronically controlled dynamic knee-brace system (DKBS) has been designed and tested which allows knee flexion during swing phase, but restricts flexion during the stance phase of gait. Cardiovascular energy measurements indicate that DKBS use allowed a more energy efficient gait.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 135-139 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 22 1999 |
Keywords
- Automatic control
- Energy consumption
- Gait
- Knee brace
- Knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO)
- Orthosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)