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The purpose of this gait analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of the new floor reaction orthosis. The orthosis still allowed too much knee flexion during stance phase, and although the patient was happy with the orthosis subjectively and it had increased her endurance, it could still be fine-tuned further. The orthosis itself is adequate but the shoe platform could be modified in one of two ways : 1. The heel could be made of a much softer material similar to a SACH heel shock absorber, thus effectively allowing her more plantarflexion and increase in the efficiency of the extension couple. 2. Alternately, the heel could be ground down, removing some
of the lift. It was decided to treat the shoe much like a SACH heel cushion of a prosthesis, and add further cushion in order to allow the orthosis to become more effective in the face of her inadequate quadriceps.

Langue : ANGLAIS

Identifiant basis : 1985002453