A dynamic knee-brace system (DKBS) has been designed which provides stance phase stability and swing phase freedom. A wrap-spring clutch controls knee flexion. Clutch optimization was performed minimizing clutch length. Kinematic tests on a normal subject using the DKBS document nearly normal dynamic knee flexion during swing (380 versus 530 for normal)
Published in:
Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
(Volume:7
,
Issue:
2
)
Date of Publication: Jun 1999