Patient centered development and clinical evaluation of an ankle foot orthosis

Dymphy van der Wilk

Patient centered development and clinical evaluation of an ankle foot orthosis

Dymphy van der Wilk

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In this thesis, a patient centered development and clinical evaluation of an ankle foot orthosis (AFO) is described. The AFO, named ADJUST, compensates for paretic ankle muscles without limiting normal ankle range of motion. Mechanical evaluation shows that ADJUST can meet all requirements. Clinical evaluation shows that walking with ADJUST is feasible and can even be beneficial when compared to existing AFOs, especially when walking down-hill. By submitting a patent by a partner in the industry, an important step is made towards further the development of ADJUST.

Translated title of the contribution	Patiënt gecentreerde ontwikkeling en klinische evaluatie van een enkel voet orthese
Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	University of Groningen
Supervisors/Advisors	Verkerke, Gijsbertus, Supervisor Postema, Klaas, Supervisor Hijmans, Juha, Co-supervisor
Award date	5-Jul-2017
Place of Publication	[Groningen]
Publisher	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Print ISBNs	978-90-367-9857-0
Electronic ISBNs	978-90-367-9858-7
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Chapter 1Final publisher's version, 266 KB
Chapter 2Final publisher's version, 1.55 MB
Chapter 3Final publisher's version, 929 KB
Chapter 4Final publisher's version, 29 MB
Chapter 5Final publisher's version, 1.35 MB
Chapter 6Final publisher's version, 1.4 MB
Chapter 7Final publisher's version, 2.44 MB
ReferencesFinal publisher's version, 187 KB
SummaryFinal publisher's version, 101 KB
SamenvattingFinal publisher's version, 147 KB
AppendixFinal publisher's version, 1.34 MB
DankwoordFinal publisher's version, 105 KB
Curriculum VitaeFinal publisher's version, 7.55 MB
Complete thesisFinal publisher's version, 45.8 MB
PropositionsFinal publisher's version, 17.2 KB

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