On the biomechanical design of stance control knee ankle foot orthosis (SCKAFO)

The main purpose of this research work is to design a dynamic Stance Control Knee-Ankle-Foot-Orthosis (SCKAFO) to support patients with gait disorders, namely for patients with muscular weakness and dystrophy in quadriceps femoris muscle group. Patients with quadriceps muscular weakness are regularl...

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Main Author: Moreira, Pedro (author)
Other Authors: Ramoa, Pedro (author), Silva, Luís F. (author), Flores, Paulo (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/14726
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/14726