A Powered Lower Limb Orthosis for Providing Legged Mobility in Paraplegic Individuals

This paper presents preliminary results on the development of a powered lower limb orthosis intended to provide legged mobility (with the use of a stability aid, such as forearm crutches) to paraplegic individuals. The orthosis contains electric motors at both hip and both knee joints, which in conj...

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Published inTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 25
Main Authors Quintero, Hugo A, Farris, Ryan J, Hartigan, Clare, Clesson, Ismari, Goldfarb, Michael
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2011
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Summary:This paper presents preliminary results on the development of a powered lower limb orthosis intended to provide legged mobility (with the use of a stability aid, such as forearm crutches) to paraplegic individuals. The orthosis contains electric motors at both hip and both knee joints, which in conjunction with ankle-foot orthoses, provides appropriate joint kinematics for legged locomotion. The paper describes the orthosis and the nature of the controller that enables the SCI patient to command the device, and presents data from preliminary trials that indicate the efficacy of the orthosis and controller in providing legged mobility.
ISSN:1945-5763
DOI:10.1310/sci1701-25