STUDY DESIGN: A feasibility study on the effect of a new reciprocating orthosis on specific gait parameters for use by @entity1 with @entity1566 . OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to design and develop a new @entity10036 ( @entity10036 ) mechanism incorporating a reciprocating motion and to determine its efficacy in improving specific spatiotemporal, kinematic and kinetic parameters while ambulating when worn by healthy subjects. This was achieved via the use of a lower limb @entity912 simulator (LLPS). METHODS: A reciprocating joint with a remote center of motion was designed for use as an @entity10036 . A prototype was fabricated and incorporated into an orthosis and equipped with a saddle to make the reciprocating motion possible. The efficacy of the orthosis was evaluated on four able-bodied healthy subjects who were trained to walk with the @entity10036 attached to the LLPS. RESULTS: Mean walking speed, stride length, stride time and cadence was 0.09  0.007   m   s(-1), 0.42  0.01   m, 4.89  0.45   s and 29.54  4.32   steps   @entity1009 ), respectively, when healthy subjects walked with the new orthosis. The mean hip joint torque produced was 0.36  0.13   Nm. CONCLUSION: In this study a new @entity10036 was designed and fabricated that provided a reciprocating mechanism using a four-bar mechanism to set the virtual axis of the mechanism in a more proximal position than hinge-type joints. Further investigation is currently underway to assess its effect on gait parameters and energy expenditure in paraplegic @entity1 .

Design and analysis of a new medial reciprocal linkage using a lower limb XXXX simulator.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'people'] @entity1009 :: ('966', 'Gene') :: ['min(-1'] @entity10036 :: ('MESH:D020423', 'Disease') :: ['MLO', 'medial linkage orthosis'] @entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['spinal cord injury'] @entity912 :: ('MESH:D010243', 'Disease') :: ['paralysis']
@entity912 :: (MESH:D010243,Disease) :: ['paralysis']
