Impact of a passive dynamic ankle foot orthosis on gait: Patients with dorsiflexion deficit.

Figures & data

Figure 1. Wintrack® Medicapteur force platform used in the study.

Figure 2. The PD-AFO. The AFO composed of two main parts: The calf part & the Spring cylinder and the orthopedic shoe.

Table 1. VGRF Impulse for all the patients.

VGRF impulsion (kN.s)
Patient N°/ Affected limb	Affected limb		Non-affected limb
Without AFO		With AFO	Without AFO	With AFO
1/R	53,21	80,90	60,48	66,41
2/L	50,54	53,03	49,75	52,37
3/L	43,33	44,76	--	--
3/R	43,78	42,88	--	--
4/R	27,78	26,88	34,48	35,40
5/L	32,51	46,71	60,15	64,01
6/L	35,37	48,92	--	--
6/R	37,16	54,10	--	--
7/L	34,83	39,18	--	--
7/R	43,11	46,38	--	--
Mean	40,162	48,374	51,216	54,548
SD	8,042	13,780	12,219	14,163
p value	0.05*		0.06

R: right; L: left; Significant difference (*): p < 0.05. patients N° 3, 6 and 7 were instrumented on both legs.