Ankle–foot orthosis with an oil damper versus nonarticulated ankle–foot orthosis in the gait of patients with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Gait improvement in patients with stroke has been examined in terms of use or non-use of an ankle–foot orthosis (AFO), but the effects of different kinds of AFOs remain unclear. In this study, the effect on gait of using an AFO with an oil damper (AFO-OD), which has plantarflexio...

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Main Authors: Sumiko Yamamoto, Naoyuki Motojima, Yosuke Kobayashi, Yuji Osada, Souji Tanaka, Aliyeh Daryabor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-022-01027-1