Effect of a Hybrid Ankle Foot Orthosis Made of Polypropylene and Fabric in Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke Patients

Abstract

According to the results of this study, the hybrid AFO showed a similar effect in function, except for ankle dorsiflexion angle at heel strike, and was superior with regard to convenience compared with the conventional plastic AFO in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients. Therefore, it seems that, in general, the hybrid AFO can be recommended for hemiparetic stroke patients who require an AFO.

A systematic review of questionnaires to assess patient satisfaction with limb orthoses

“…The selected papers were divided according to the body region treated and the main diagnosis underlying orthotic use. Tables 1 and 2 list 99 papers assessing patient satisfaction with site- or region-specific devices (24 for upper limbs (Table 1) 12–35 and 75 for lower limbs (Table 2) 39…”

“…Negative feelings can reduce compliance to the treatment, limiting orthosis utilization and patient socialization, while positive reactions give useful feedback on orthosis suitability and usability. The two main patient perceptions assessed by the questionnaires were comfort in wearing the orthosis 10–14,19,21,23,27,28,31,35–40,42,43,47,48,50–52,58,64,66,71,72,74,79,80,91,103,106,112,114,115 and orthosis-induced pain. 10,11,24,25,27,32,34,37,38,46,71,76,90–92,96,97,99,100,104,107–110 Comfort and discomfort (caused by orthosis-induced pain) are in fact two separate entities related to different ...…”

One- and multi-segment foot models lead to opposite results on ankle joint kinematics during gait: Implications for clinical assessment

“…For each subject, the normalized trials were averaged over the seven trials to get a single representative cycle per subject. Five clinically relevant points of interest were extracted for each representative cycle (Sinclair et al, 2012a;Do et al, 2014;Yu et al, 2013;Gill and O'Connor, 2003): maximal and minimal values, values at heelstrike and at toe off, and amplitude (difference between maximum and minimum) over all the gait cycle. Those variables are classically extracted from gait cycles to analyze gait.…”

The influence of an ankle-foot orthosis on the spatiotemporal gait parameters and functional balance in chronic stroke patients

“…It has already been well established that there are beneficial effects of wearing an AFO on the gait pattern. When stroke patients wear an AFO and walk at self-selected speed, previous studies have reported significant increases in walking speed 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ) , cadence 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 ) , step length 2 , 3 , 5 , 9 , 13 , 14 ) , step length symmetry 2 , 17 ) , stride length 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 18 ) , single support time 2 , 5 , 19 ) , and a decrease in double support time 2 , 20 ) . The current study confirmed these results for single support time of the affected side, step length of the unaffected side, and double support time of the unaffected side when wearing a Y-tech AFO.…”

“…Different study designs were used to test the effects of an AFO. Comparisons of different types of AFOs with the footwear or barefoot walking were used 3 , 5 , 6 , 8 , 16 , 17 , 20 ) . Two studies have compared different subgroups of patients.…”