TY - JOUR
T1 - A new concept of dynamic orthosis for paraplegia
T2 - The weight bearing control (WBC) orthosis
AU - Yano, H.
AU - Kaneko, S.
AU - Nakazawa, K.
AU - Yamamoto, S. I.
AU - Bettoh, A.
PY - 1997/12
Y1 - 1997/12
N2 - A new concept of device, termed the weight-bearing control (WBC) orthosis, has been designed with three major needs in mind; a rigid frame that supports the user's body weight, a special hip joint device that reciprocally propels each leg forward, a gas powered foot device that varies the sole thickness of the device for foot/floor clearance, and control system of the orthosis. A paraplegic (T7 level complete paraplegia, sensory evoked potential silent, response to electro-stimulation on the cortical area of the brain also silent) who has tested this WBC orthosis has been able to walk without fatigue at a high speed for a greater distance than before. In walking tests of this WBC orthosis, he achieved a maximum walking speed of 34.1 m/min for a distance of 10 metres. The walking distance reached 521 m with an average walking speed of 21.2 m/min without rest on one small tank of CO2 liquid gas, measuring 10 cm in length and 3 cm in diameter.
AB - A new concept of device, termed the weight-bearing control (WBC) orthosis, has been designed with three major needs in mind; a rigid frame that supports the user's body weight, a special hip joint device that reciprocally propels each leg forward, a gas powered foot device that varies the sole thickness of the device for foot/floor clearance, and control system of the orthosis. A paraplegic (T7 level complete paraplegia, sensory evoked potential silent, response to electro-stimulation on the cortical area of the brain also silent) who has tested this WBC orthosis has been able to walk without fatigue at a high speed for a greater distance than before. In walking tests of this WBC orthosis, he achieved a maximum walking speed of 34.1 m/min for a distance of 10 metres. The walking distance reached 521 m with an average walking speed of 21.2 m/min without rest on one small tank of CO2 liquid gas, measuring 10 cm in length and 3 cm in diameter.
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U2 - 10.3109/03093649709164560
DO - 10.3109/03093649709164560
M3 - Article
C2 - 9453097
AN - SCOPUS:0031470988
SN - 0309-3646
VL - 21
SP - 222
EP - 228
JO - Prosthetics and Orthotics International
JF - Prosthetics and Orthotics International
IS - 3
ER -