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Neuromuscular disorders often lead to ankle plantar flexor muscle weakness, which impairs ankle push-off power and forward propulsion during gait. To improve walking speed and reduce metabolic cost of transport (mCoT), patients with plantar flexor weakness are provided dorsal-lea ...

Background: The stiffness of a dorsal leaf AFO that minimizes walking energy cost in people with plantarflexor weakness varies between individuals. Using predictive simulations, we studied the effects of plantarflexor weakness, passive plantarflexor stiffness, body mass, and w ...

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often show excessive knee flexion during walking. To counteract knee flexion, Ankle-Foot Orthoses (AFOs) are frequently prescribed. The effectiveness of AFOs is dependent on their mechanical characteristics, e.g. stiffness [1] and alignment [2]. ...