A Study on Structural Characteristic of Plastic Ankle Foot Orthosis for Hemiplesics

편마비 환자용 플라스틱 단하지 보조기의 구조적 특성에 관한 연구

  • 최경주 (충남대학교 기계설계공학과) ;
  • 이영신 (충남대학교 기계설계공학과) ;
  • 조강희 (충남대학교 재활의학과) ;
  • 임현균 (충남대학교 기계설계공학과)
  • Published : 2001.06.27

Abstract

The subject of this paper is to perform the basic research to make design guide as finding out the structural characteristics of polypropylene Ankle Foot Orthosis(AFO) for hemiplegics. Target shape of AFO is a solid standard type. In this study we measure ridity as dorsiflexion and thicknesses of AFO with three types of ankle widths and analyze correlation between rigidity and ankle widths, thicknesses. As a result, the rigidity characteristic is specified complex effect of ankle widths and thicknesses.

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