Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 810-818 , May 2009

Effect of Ankle-Foot Orthosis Alignment and Foot-Plate Length on the Gait of Adults With Poststroke Hemiplegia

Presented to the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, July 29–August 30, 2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada; the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, March 21–24, 2007, San Francisco, CA; the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, March 1–4, 2006, Chicago, IL; the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists, March 16–19, 2005, Orlando, FL; International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, August 1–6, 2004, Wanchai, Hong Kong, China; the Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society, April 21–24, 2004, Lexington, KY; and the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, October 23–26, 2003, Tucson, AZ.

  • Stefania Fatone, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Prosthetics Research Laboratory and Rehabilitation Engineering Research Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Stefania Fatone, PhD, NUPRL & RERP, 345 E Superior St, Room 1441, Chicago, IL 60611
    • ,
  • Steven A. Gard, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Prosthetics Research Laboratory and Rehabilitation Engineering Research Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Prosthetics Research Laboratory and Rehabilitation Engineering Research Program, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
    • Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Bryan S. Malas, MHPE, CO

      Affiliations

    • Moira Tobin Wickes Orthotics Program, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

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 Supported by the Office of Research and Development (Rehabilitation R&D Service), Department of Veterans Affairs (merit review #A2676I) and administered by the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00122-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.11.012

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 810-818 , May 2009

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