A new upper extremity sparing non-weight bearing orthosis

作者：Yilmaz Cengiz^*; Dal Ugur; Erdogan A Taner; Colak Mehmet

来源：Gait & Posture, 2010, 32(4): 661-663.

DOI：10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.08.001

• Orthosis
• Crutch
• Non weight bearing
• Mobilization

Objectives Axillary and forearm crutches are commonly utilized in the treatment of foot and ankle injuries In order to decrease the energy expenditure during mobilization to prevent upper extremity complications and to let the upper extremity free for other usages we designed a new orthosis The study is conducted to compare walking energy parameters of this newly designed orthosis with the axillary and forearm crutches
Materials and methods 10 healthy young male volunteers walked on treadmill with three different orthoses in randomized order Oxygen expenditure oxygen cost rate of perceived exertion (Borg scale) and observer stability assessment were analyzed
Results Concerning oxygen consumption perceived exertion and observer stability assessment the new device was found superior to the other devices (P < 0 05) The new orthosis was superior to forearm crutches concerning oxygen cost (P = 0 027) but not significantly different from the axillary crutches (P = 0 062)
Discussion Compared to frequently used orthose

• 出版日期2010-10