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Differences of lateral or medial strut design on prefabricated ankle foot orthosis: Impact of strut placement on frontal plane center of pressure progression
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ. Prosthetics and Orthotics.
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ. Prosthetics and Orthotics.
2023 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Background: Prefabricated carbon fiber composite ankle foot orthoses are used in healthcare for different conditions amongst patients, such as drop-foot and others. Different designs exist with either a medial or a lateral strut connecting the footplate and the shank interface. However, there is no clear indication on what the functional difference is between them

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to investigate if there are biomechanical differences between a laterally and a medially placed strut orthoses in the frontal plane by measuring the center of pressure on the plantar surface of the foot during the stance phase while walking

Method: Data from the stance phase during gait was collected to compare and evaluate the position and progression of the center of pressure with the use of orthoses which has a lateral and medial strut design respectively as well as walking without orthosis for comparison to how the orthoses affect the participants natural gait

Result: Differences in center of pressure data were observed between the conditions. Some of these correlated between the participants and other differences on an individual level.

Conclusion: Differences in center of pressure could be detected between the conditions. However, due to low sample size and differences within them is it difficult to draw any firm conclusions.

Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Prefabriserade kolfiberkomposit ankel fot ortoser används inom vård och rehabilitering för olika typer tillstånd, så som droppfot, med flera. Olika modeller finns där antigen en medial eller lateral bygel förbinder fotplattan med kontaktdelen för underbenet. Däremot finns ingen tydlig indikation om vad den funktionella skillnaden är mellan dem.

Syfte: Syftet med det här arbetet var att undersöka om det finns skillnader mellan ankelfotortoser med medialt eller lateralt bygel i frontalplanet genom att mäta tryckcentrumets progression under plantarsidan av foten under stödfasen vid gång.

Metod: Data från stödfasen under gång samlades in för att jämföra placeringen och progressionen av tryckcentrumet hos två deltagare vid användning av en prefabriserad kolfiberkomposit ankel fot ortoser, en med medial respektive lateral bygel samt utan använding av ortos för ett grundvärde för att se hur ortoserna påverkade deras naturliga progression av tryckcentrat.

Resultat: Skillnader mellan de tre olika förhållanden mättes och jämfördes med varandra där vissa korrelerade mellan deltagarna medans andra bara kunde ses på individnivå.

Slutsats: Skillnader i tryckcentrum observerades mellan förhållanderna, men på grund av ett lågt antal deltagare och skillnader mellan dem är det svårt att säkerställa olikheterna mellan ortoserna.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 27
Keywords [en]
AFO, plantar pressure, center of pressure, stance phase
Keywords [sv]
AFO, plantartryck, tryckcentrum, stödfas
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-62932ISRN: JU-HHJ-OTE-1-20230094OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-62932DiVA, id: diva2:1815054
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Ottobock
Subject / course
HHJ, Prosthetic and Orthotic
Available from: 2023-11-28 Created: 2023-11-27 Last updated: 2023-11-28Bibliographically approved

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