Passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthoses (PD-AFOs) are a type of ankle brace that rely on design and material properties to establish functional characteristics. Stiffness (resistance to bending) is an important functional characteristic that influences a brace’s level of assistance. While many agree that customizing a PD-AFO’s stiffness to meet an individual’s needs is essential to achieving enhanced function1, currently prescribed PD-AFOs are manually crafted, making it difficult to predictably or repeatedly customize orthoses. We have introduced a novel PD-AFO customization and manufacturing framework that uses freeform fabrication to rapidly fabricate PD-AFOs with objectively-customized characteristics including stiffness. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the predictability and repeatability of the stiffness values of PD-AFOs fabricated with our novel framework.
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ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference
June 20–23, 2012
Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Bioengineering Division
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978-0-7918-4480-9
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A Predictable and Repeatable Method to Rapidly Manufacture Function-Customized Passive-Dynamic Ankle Foot Orthoses Available to Purchase
Elisa S. Schrank,
Elisa S. Schrank
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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Alexander Razzook,
Alexander Razzook
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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Kota Takahashi,
Kota Takahashi
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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John Tierney,
John Tierney
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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John W. Gillespie, Jr.,
John W. Gillespie, Jr.
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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Lester Hitch,
Lester Hitch
Advance Design and Manufacturing, ECBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
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Kevin Wallace,
Kevin Wallace
Advance Design and Manufacturing, ECBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
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Rick Moore,
Rick Moore
Advance Design and Manufacturing, ECBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
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Jill S. Higginson,
Jill S. Higginson
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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Steven J. Stanhope
Steven J. Stanhope
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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Elisa S. Schrank
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Alexander Razzook
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Kota Takahashi
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
John Tierney
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
John W. Gillespie, Jr.
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Lester Hitch
Advance Design and Manufacturing, ECBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Kevin Wallace
Advance Design and Manufacturing, ECBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Rick Moore
Advance Design and Manufacturing, ECBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Jill S. Higginson
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Steven J. Stanhope
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Paper No:
SBC2012-80076, pp. 1237-1238; 2 pages
Published Online:
July 19, 2013
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Schrank, ES, Razzook, A, Takahashi, K, Tierney, J, Gillespie, JW, Jr., Hitch, L, Wallace, K, Moore, R, Higginson, JS, & Stanhope, SJ. "A Predictable and Repeatable Method to Rapidly Manufacture Function-Customized Passive-Dynamic Ankle Foot Orthoses." Proceedings of the ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference. ASME 2012 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Parts A and B. Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA. June 20–23, 2012. pp. 1237-1238. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SBC2012-80076
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