Experts' Perceived Patient Burden and Outcomes of Knee-ankle-foot-orthoses (Kafos) Vs. Microprocessor-stance-and-swing-phase-controlled-knee-ankle-foot Orthoses (Mp-sscos).
Bernd BrüggenjürgenF BraatzB GreitemannH DrewitzA RuetzM SchäferW SeifertF SteinfeldtC WeicholdD YaoC Stukenborg-ColsmanPublished in: Canadian prosthetics & orthotics journal (2022)
Advanced orthotic technology might contribute to better quality of life of patients, improved gait pattern and perceived reliability of orthosis. In terms of safety a substantial decrease in frequency of falls was observed when comparing KAFO and MP-SSCO users.
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