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Safaeepour Z, Esteki A, Shamloo A, Tabatabai F. Evaluation of a Viscoelastic Ankle-Foot Prosthesis at Slow and Normal Walking Speeds on an Able-Bodied Subject . Iranian Rehabilitation Journal 2015; 13 (4) :63-67
URL: http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-495-fa.html
Evaluation of a Viscoelastic Ankle-Foot Prosthesis at Slow and Normal Walking Speeds on an Able-Bodied Subject . مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی. 1394; 13 (4) :63-67

URL: http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-495-fa.html


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Objectives: This paper describes further improvement and preliminarily evaluation of a novel viscoelastic ankle-foot prosthesis prototype. The objective was to control the ankle hysteresis at slow and normal walking speeds.

Methods: Inspired by the ankle biomechanics, in which the hysteresis differs based on the gait speeds, a manually damping control mechanism imbedded in the prosthesis for adjusting the ankle damping at slow and normal walking speeds. The prototype was then preliminarily tested on an able-bodied subject wearing an adaptor which simulates the amputee walking. The ankle joint kinetics and kinematics were measured in a gait analysis lab at different walking speeds.

Results: The results suggest that the viscoelastic ankle foot prosthesis prototype could provide a smooth normal-like walking for most of the measured gait characteristics in slow and normal speeds.

Discussion: Therefore, it is suggested to apply a controllable damping mechanism based on the gait speeds in the design of new prosthetic feet.

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دریافت: 1394/6/15 | پذیرش: 1394/8/26 | انتشار: 1394/9/10

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