scholarly journals Validation of the instrumented evaluation of spatio-temporal gait parameters in patients with motor incomplete spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 699-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
A I Pérez-Sanpablo ◽  
J Quinzaños-Fresnedo ◽  
R Loera-Cruz ◽  
I Quiñones-Uriostegui ◽  
G Rodriguez-Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Spatio Temporal

scholarly journals Erratum: Validation of the instrumented evaluation of spatio-temporal gait parameters in patients with motor incomplete spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 712-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
A I Pérez-Sanpablo ◽  
J Quinzaños-Fresnedo ◽  
R Loera-Cruz ◽  
I Quiñones-Uriostegui ◽  
G Rodriguez-Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Comparison of the effects of solid versus hinged ankle foot orthoses on select temporal gait parameters in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury during treadmill walking

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mokhtar Arazpour ◽  
Hamid Reza Tajik ◽  
Gholamreza Aminian ◽  
Monireh Ahmadi Bani ◽  
Farhad Tabatabai Ghomshe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Foot Orthoses ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Ankle Foot Orthoses ◽  
The Mean

Background:Ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) are usually used for patients with incomplete spinal cord injury (ISCI) to provide support in walking.Objectives:The aim of this study was to compare the effect of AFOs, with and without ankle hinges, on specific gait parameters during treadmill training by subjects with ISCI.Study Design:Quasi-experimental.Methods:Five patients with ISCI at the thoracic level participated in this study. Gait evaluation was performed when walking 1) barefoot 2) wearing a solid AFO and 3) wearing a hinged AFO.Results:The mean step length when walking barefoot was 26.3 ± 16.37cm compared to 31.3 ± 17.27 cm with a solid AFO and 28.5 ± 15.86 cm with a hinged AFO. The mean cadence for walking barefoot was 61.59 ± 25.65 steps/min. compared to 50.94 ± 22.36 steps/min. with a solid AFO and 56.25 ± 24.44 steps/min with a hinged AFO. Significant differences in cadence and step length during walking were only demonstrated between the barefoot condition and when wearing a solid AFO. Significant difference was not observed between conditions in mean of ankle range of motion.Conclusion:The solid AFO was the only condition which improved cadence and step length in patients during ISCI gait training.Clinical relevanceA solid AFO could be used permanently to compensate for impaired ankle function or it could be used while retraining stepping.

Using a saddle-assistive device equipped with mechanical orthosis for walking of the person with incomplete spinal cord injury

2021 ◽  
pp. 095441192110201
Author(s):  
Akbar Hojjati Najafabadi ◽  
Saeid Amini ◽  
Farzam Farahmand
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Reaction Force ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Walking Ability ◽  
Vertical Force ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Combined Application ◽  
Cord Injury

The majority of the people with incomplete spinal cord injury lose their walking ability, due to the weakness of their muscle motors in providing torque. As a result, developing assistive devices to improve their conditionis of great importance. In this study, a combined application of the saddle-assistive device (S-AD) and mechanical medial linkage or thosis was evaluated to improve the walking ability in patients with spinal cord injury in the gait laboratory. This mobile assistive device is called the saddle-assistive device equipped with medial linkage or thosis (S-ADEM). In this device, a mechanical orthosis was used in a wheeled walker as previously done in the literature. Initially, for evaluation of the proposed assistive device, the experimental results related to the forces and torques exerted on the feet and upper limbs of a person with the incomplete Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) during walking usingthe standard walker were compared with an those obtained from using the S-ADEM on an able-bodied subject. It was found that using this combination of assistive devices decreases the vertical force and torque on the foot at the time of walking by 53% and 48%, respectively compared to a standard walker. Moreover, the hand-reaction force on the upper limb was negligible instanding and walking positions usingthe introduced device. The findings of this study revealed that the walking ability of the patients with incomplete SCI was improved using the proposed device, which is due to the bodyweight support and the motion technology used in it.

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