The effects of ankle stiffness on mechanics and energetics of walking with added loads: a prosthetic emulator study

The effects of ankle stiffness on mechanics and energetics of walking with added loads: a prosthetic emulator study

Abstract Background The human ankle joint has an influential role in the regulation of the mechanics and energetics of gait. The human ankle can modulate its joint ‘quasi-stiffness’ (ratio of plantarflexion moment to dorsiflexion displacement) in response to various locomotor tasks (e.g., load carri...

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Main Authors: Erica A. Hedrick, Philippe Malcolm, Jason M. Wilken, Kota Z. Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Biomechanics
Load carriage
Prosthetics
Quasi-stiffness
Foot
Locomotion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12984-019-0621-x

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