Electronically controlled long leg brace

Steven E. Irby; Kenton R. Kaufman; David H. Sutherland

Electronically controlled long leg brace

Steven E. Irby, Kenton R. Kaufman, David H. Sutherland

Orthopedic Surgery

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Abstract

Long leg braces are prescribed for those incapable of ambulation due to quadriceps insufficiency or paralysis. These designs lock the knee joint and require the user to adopt an unnatural and energy inefficient gait. A self-contained, electronically controlled brace system has been designed and tested which allows knee flexion during the swing phase of gait, but restricts flexion during the stance, or weight-bearing, phase. Laboratory test results comparing this new brace system and a standard locked Knee-Ankle-Foot-Orthosis show that knee flexion/extension kinematics are improved and that oxygen consumption rates are reduced.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	427-430
Number of pages	4
State	Published - Jan 1 1996
Event	Proceedings of the 1996 15th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference - Dayton, OH, USA Duration: Mar 29 1996 → Mar 31 1996

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Other	Proceedings of the 1996 15th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference
City	Dayton, OH, USA
Period	3/29/96 → 3/31/96

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