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Design of an Automated Device to Measure Sagittal Plane Stiffness of an Articulated Ankle-Foot Orthosis

Toshiki Kobayashi, Aaron k. L. Leung, Yasushi Akazawa [...]

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

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First published 1996-8

Stiffness control in posterior-type plastic ankle-foot orthoses: Effect of ankle trimline Part 2: Orthosis characteristics and orthosis/patient matching

T. Sumiya, Y. Suzuki, T. Kasahara

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

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First published 2010-4

Static Progressive Stretching Using a Turnbuckle Orthosis for Elbow Stiffness: A Prospective Study

Anil K Bhat, Kumar Bhaskaranand, Surej Gopinathan Nair

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

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First published 1993-3

The Case for Lateral Stiffness in Walking Orthoses for Paraplegic Patients

J Stallard, R E Major

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

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First published 2011-3

Development of a method for fabricating polypropylene non-articulated dorsiflexion assist ankle foot orthoses with predetermined stiffness

Jason Allan Ramsey

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

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First published 2016

Direct measurement of plantarflexion resistive moments and angular positions of an articulated ankle–foot orthosis while walking in individuals post stroke: A preliminary study

Toshiki Kobayashi, Michael S Orendurff, Madeline L Singer [...]

Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering

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First published 2022-9

Computational modelling of ankle-foot orthosis to evaluate spatially asymmetric structural stiffness: Importance of geometric nonlinearity

Wataru Sumihira, Tomohiro Otani, Yo Kobayashi [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

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First published 2004-4

A new structural concept in moulded fixed ankle foot orthoses and comparison of the bending stiffness of four constructions

R. E. Major, P. J. Hewart, A. M. Macdonald

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

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First published 1999-4

Feasibility study on a composite material construction technique for highly stressed components in reciprocal walking orthoses for paraplegic patients

P J Woollam, J Dominy, N McCleod [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

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First published 2011-12

Design of a manual device to measure ankle joint stiffness and range of motion

Toshiki Kobayashi, Aaron KL Leung, Stephen W Hutchins

Prosthetics and Orthotics International

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