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Table 2 Individual participants’ SOC AFO type, PF weakness, prescribed customized PD-AFO stiffness, and SOC AFO stiffness

From: Customized passive-dynamic ankle–foot orthoses can improve walking economy and speed for many individuals post-stroke

 

Participant

SOC AFO

PF weakness

Prescribed PD-AFO stiffness

SOC AFO stiffness

(% of typical)

(N*m/deg)

(N*m/deg)

Subgroup 1

1

Solid

8.1

0.9

2

PD-AFO

39.5

3.5

a

3

Solid

26.0

1.9

Subgroup 2

4

PD-AFO

25.8

2.0

a

5

PD-AFO

15.8

1.1

1.30

6

PD-AFO

15.3

1.8

0.73

7

PD-AFO

35.0

3.3

2.12

8

Hinged

10.6

0.7

0

Subgroup 3

9

Hinged

35.9

3.1

0

10

Hinged

14.7

1.2

0

11

Hinged

23.7

2.3

0

12

Hinged

24.3

2.9

0

13

9.5

0.8

14

10.9

1.6

15

PD-AFO

60.4

3.6

0.22

16

PD-AFO

9.3

0.9

0.86

17

PD-AFO

19.7

1.8

0.45

18

Solid

54.5

3.5

19

Hinged

9.4

2.4

0

20

Hinged

55.9

3.4

0

  1. aRepresents instances where the participant’s SOC AFO was a passive-dynamic device that we could not measure the stiffness of due to their design/shape