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Clinical Tidbits
How to Modify an ESR AFODon Weber, CO(c), B.Sc, FCBC
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Casting TidbitGordon Karl Ruder, CO(c), M.Sc., B.Sc
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Presentations
"High Energy Force Applications for ESR AFOS (running, sports, etc.)"
Don Weber, CO(c), B. Sc., FCBC - AOPA Chicago 2010
http://web.me.com/cocinc/webernotes/Chicago_2010.html
"A Simple 'Energy Storage & Return' Orthosis", Pt.1/2
Gordon Karl Ruder, CO(c), M.Sc., B.Sc - ISPO 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNPTaiWS_F4
"A Simple 'Energy Storage & Return' Orthosis", Pt.2/2
Gordon Karl Ruder, CO(c), M.Sc., B.Sc - ISPO 2007
For Further Reading...
Bartonek A, Eriksson M, Gutierrez-Farewik EM. A new carbon fiber spring orthosis for children with plantarflexor weakness. Gait Posture 2007;25:652-6.
Brunner R, Meier G, Ruepp T. Comparison of a stiff and a spring-type ankle-foot orthosis to improve gait in spastic hemiplegic children. J Pediatric Orthop 1998;18:719-26.
Buckon CE, Thomas SS, Jakobson-Huston S, Sussman M, Aiona M. Comparison of three ankle-foot orthosis configurations for children with spastic hemiplegia. Dev Med Child Neurol 2001;43:371–8.
Desloovere K, Molenaers G, Van Gestel L, Huenaerts C, Campenhout AV, Callewaert B, Van de Walle P, Seyler J. How can push off be preserved during use of an ankle foot orthosis in children with hemiplegia? A prospective controlled study. Gait Posture 2006;24:142-51.
Ferris DP, Gordon KE, Sawicki GS, Peethambaran A. An improved powered ankle-foot orthosis using proportional myoelectric control. Gait Posture 2006;23:425-8.
Norris JA, Granata KP, Mitros MR, Byrne EM, Marsh AP. Effect of augmented plantarflexion power on preferred walking speed and economy in young and older adults. Gait Posture 2007;620-7.
Ounpuu S, Davis RB, DeLuca PA. An evaluation of the posterior leaf spring orthosis using gait analysis. J Pediatr Orthop 1996;16:378–84. Riad J, Haglund-Akerlind Y, Miller F. Power generation in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Gait Posture 2008;27:641-47.
Romkes J, Brunner R. Comparison of a dynamic and a hinged ankle-foot orthosis by gait analysis in patients with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Gait Posture 2002;15:18–24.
Gestel L, Molenaers, G, Huenaerts, C, Seyler, J, Desloovere, K. Effect of dynamic orthoses on gait: a retrospective control study in children with hemiplegia. Dev Med Child Neurol 2008;50:63-7.
Willner S, Smits J. Development of a dynamic response rehabilitation gait orthosis for improving stability and gait in patients with neurological disorders. Orthop Tech 2002;50:958-61.
Wolf SI, Alimusaj M, Rettig O, Doderlein L. Dynamic assist by carbon fiber spring AFO’s for patients with myelomeningocele. Gait Posture 2008;28:175-77.
(Compiled by Neil Ready B.Sc., GBC, 2nd Yr Clinical Student, 2010)
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