Ankle-foot orthosis with an oil damper versus nonarticulated ankle-foot orthosis in the gait of patients with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

The results of this study showed that an AFO with plantarflexion stiffness but without dorsiflexion resistance produced greater improvement in ankle joint kinematics and kinetics compared with the nonarticulated AFO, but the results of peak power absorption varied greatly among patients. Trial registration UMIN000028126, Registered 1 August 2017, https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-bin/icdr/ctr_menu_form_reg.cgi?recptno=R000032197.