Effects of an Elastic AFO on the Walking Patterns of Foot-drop Patients with Stroke

YoungIn HWANG (황영인)

doi:10.13066/kspm.2020.15.1.1

Effects of an Elastic AFO on the Walking Patterns of Foot-drop Patients with Stroke

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Abbr : J Korean Soc Phys Med
2020, 15(1), pp.1-9
DOI : 10.13066/kspm.2020.15.1.1
Publisher : The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Physical Therapy > Other physical therapy
Received : October 26, 2019
Accepted : December 6, 2019
Published : February 29, 2020

YoungIn HWANG ¹

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PURPOSE: Many patients with stroke have difficulties in walking with foot-drop. Various types of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) have been developed, but their weight needs to be reduced with the assistance of the ankle dorsiflexor. Therefore, an elastic AFO (E-AFO) was devised that not only improves the stability and flexibility of the ankle but also assists with ankle dorsiflexion while walking. This study examined the effects of an E-AFO, on the walking patterns of foot-drop patients with stroke. METHODS: Fourteen patients walked with and without an E-AFO, and the gait parameters were assessed using the GAITRite system. The spatiotemporal data on the gait patterns of stroke patients with foot-drop were compared using paired t-tests; the level of statistical significance was set to α<.05. RESULTS: No significant differences were observed in the velocity (p=.066) and affecte+d step length (p=.980), but the affected and less-affected stance (p=.022, p=.002) and swing time (p=.012, p=.005) were significantly different. The E-AFO produced a significant difference in the less-affected step length (p=.032). CONCLUSION: The E-AFO has a significant effect on the walking patterns of individuals with foot-drop and stroke. The E-AFO could be a useful assistive device for gait training in stroke patients.

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Ankle foot orthosis, Drop-foot, Gait, Hemiplegia, Stroke

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