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Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2001;25(5):836-841.
Effects of Plastic Ankle-Foot Orhtosis on Hemiplegic Ambulation.
Rah, Ueon Woo , Yang, Jung In , Lee, Il Yung , Park, Hyoung Koo , Park, Sang Il , Im, Seon Hee , Moon, Hae Won , Cho, Ja Ryong
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehbilitation, Ajou University School of Medicine.
2Department of Physical Medicine and Rehbilitation, Wonjin Green Hospital.
3Department of Rehbilitation Medicine, Suncunheang University College of Medicine.
편마비 환자에서 플라스틱 단하지 보조기가 보행에 미치는 영향
나은우, 양정인1, 이일영, 박형구, 박상일2, 임선희, 문혜원, 조자룡
아주대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 1원진녹색병원 재활의학과, 2순천향대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실
Abstract

Objective
This study was performed to investigate the energy expenditure at self-selected comfortable and fast walking speeds with or without plastic ankle-foot orthosis in hemiplegic patients.


Method
Objects of this study were 10 ambulatory hemiplegic patients. To estimate oxygen consumption, we used K2 machine and measured gait speed, stride length, stride frequency, and heart rate energy expenditure index (EEI) with or without plastic ankle-foot orthosis.


Results
Stride length and gait speed of the hemiplegic patients with plastic ankle-foot orthosis significantly increased at their comfortable walking speed pattern. Oxygen consumption, oxygen cost and EEI significantly decreased in hemiplegic patients with plastic ankle-foot orthosis whether their gait speed pattern.


Conclusion
The plastic ankle-foot orthosis is useful for the hemiplegic patients to increase walking speed and to reduce energy expenditure.

Key Words: Hemiplegia, Plastic ankle-foot orthosis, Gait speed, Energy expenditure


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