ArticleFrontiers in rehabilitation sciences2023
Long-term locked knee ankle foot orthosis use: A perspective overview of iatrogenic biomechanical and physiological perils.
Article in Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Immediate and Mid-Long-Term Effects of Foot Orthoses on Gait Biomechanics and Clinical Characteristics in Medial Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Review
- Alterations in energy expenditure and muscle performance following short-term muscle immobilization and rehabilitative exercise in mice.Physical activity and nutrition · 2025Article
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- Case Report: Design of a University of the District of Columbia (UDC) intrepid dynamic exoskeletal orthosis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
- Current landscape for the management of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and emerging treatment modalities: A literature review.AIMS neuroscience · 2025Review
- Enhancing walking performance in patients with peripheral arterial disease: An intervention with ankle-foot orthosis.International journal of cardiology · 2024Article
- The C-Brace® microprocessor controlled stance and swing orthosis improves safety, mobility, and quality of life at one year: Interim results from a prospective registry.Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineeringArticle
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Abstract
A knee ankle foot orthosis (KAFO) may be prescribed to the person with severe neuromusculoskeletal impairment of the lower limb to promote walking stability. The locked knee ankle foot orthosis (L-KAFO) is among the KAFO's routinely prescribed; however, long-term use of the L-KAFO is associated with musculoskeletal (arthrogenic and myogenic) and integumentary changes, and gait asymmetry with increased energy expenditure. Consequently, the risk of developing low back pain, osteoarthritis of the lower limbs and spinal joints, skin dermatitis, and ulceration increases, all of which impact quality of life. This article synthesizes the iatrogenic biomechanical and physiological perils of long-term L-KAFO use. It promotes using recent advances in rehabilitation engineering to improve daily activities and independence for proper patient groups.
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