Ground reaction forces and AFO's

Ground reaction forces and AFO's

Derek Kozar

12/30/1997

Hello all O&P ers!

I am a first year student in the Clinical Methods in P&O at George Brwon
College in Toronto, Canada. We have recently been debating about GRF's,
line of action, moments created, three point pressure systems etc., while
wearing an anterior dorsiflexion stop AFO. They have also been called floor
reaction braces in some literature.
I have been searching med-line and elsewhere to find someone who has
quantified any parameters relating to this type of orthosis, and have yet to
find anything! Quite a bit of work has been completed by Lehmann et al. with
typical plantar resist AFO's, but nothing else.

My question is, can anyone help me locate some literature? Or has there not
been any analysis on this type of brace. Is anyone currently working on
research in this area??

I would be interested in hearing your opinions and comments about this brace.


Thanks

Derek Kozar, M.Sc.