Author/Editor		Matjačić, Zlatko; Bajd, Tadej; Olenšek, Andrej
Title		Studying gait pattern emulating muscle contracture
Type		članek
Source		In: Bijak M, Mayr W, Pichler M, editors. Proceedings of the 8th Vienna international workshop on functional electrical stimulation; 2004 Sep 10-13; Vienna. Vienna: Medical univeristy of Vienna, Department of biomedical engineering and physics,
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 102-5
Language		eng
Abstract		In pathological gait it is very important to correctly identify primary gait anomalies originating from damage to the central nervous system and not mistaken them for compensatory changes of gait pattern. For that purpose a mechanical system consisting of specially sewed trousers, special shoes arrangement and elastic ropes attached to the designated locations on the trousers was designed that allows repeatable emulation of muscle contractures of soleus (SOL) and gastrocnemius (GAS) muscles. Six neurologically and orthopaedically intact subjects participated in instrumentally supported kinesiological evaluation. Results show that subjects developed compensatory mechanisms according to the type of artificially imposed muscle contracture.
Descriptors		LEG CONTRACTURE GAIT ANKLE JOINT KNEE JOINT