Open AccessEffects of an active prosthetic ankle during ambulation on stairs and ramps
Author(s) -
Alimusaj M,
Braatz F,
Gawron O,
Wolf SI
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-1-s1-o51
Subject(s) - stairs , medicine , ankle , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , rehabilitation , surgery , engineering , civil engineering
Conventional prosthetic ankle foot systems are commonly not able to adapt to different conditions, e.g. stairs and ramps. Walking on inclined surfaces or stairs is therefore a particular challenge for a prosthetic user [1]. So the amputee is forced to compensate the deficits of his prosthesis by adapting the kinematics and kinetics of the proximal and the contra lateral joints [2]. The Proprio-Foot™ (Ossur) shall be able to reduce these compensating mechanisms as a result of an adaptive microprocessor controlled ankle [3].