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Classification of Gait Pattern in Stroke Patients to Optimise Orthotic Treatment and Interdisciplinary Communication
- Authors: Daniel Sabbagh1, Jörg Fior2, Ralf Gentz2
- Institutions: 1FIOR & GENTZ GmbH – Scientific Editing, 2FIOR & GENTZ GmbH – Management
- Form of Contribution: poster
- Congress: 23rd Annual Meeting of the ESMAC
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Date: 29 September – 4 Octobre 2014
- Expert Association: European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children (ESMAC)
Summary: The goal of an orthotic treatment after a stroke is the approach to a gait that is close to a pathological one. Dynamic ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) with an adjustable ankle joint can improve the foot lifting in swing phase and the knee position in stance phase for patients with neurological indications. In this study, five patients with hyperextended and three patients with hyperflexed knees were examined for gait analysis regarding their joint angles following the N.A.P.® Gait Classification. The results show that a dynamic AFO adjusted to the respective gait type improves the knee angle in mid stance significantly and supports an approach to a physiological gait.
Keywords: stroke, classification, gait type, orthotic treatment, joint angle
FIOR & GENTZ
Gesellschaft für Entwicklung und Vertrieb von orthopädietechnischen Systemen mbH
Dorette-von-Stern-Straße 5
D-21337 Lüneburg
Phone: +49 4131 24445-0
Fax: +49 4131 24445-57
Email: info(at)fior-gentz.de
Customer Service and Technical Support