Author/Editor		Karčnik, T; Kralj, A; Obreza, P; Benko, H
Title		COG and supporting area in the FES gait
Type		članek
Source		In: Miklavčič D, Bajd T, Stanič U, editors. Proceedings of the 9th international conference on mechanics in medicine and biology; 1996 Jun 30-Jul 4; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Slovenian society of medical and biological engineering,
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 441-4
Language		eng
Abstract		FES assisted gait of paraplegic subjects is inferior compared to a healthy subject. The biomechanical structure is the same as in normal, however the mode of walking differs significantly because of the reduced number of activated muscles and primitive control. The crutch assisted paraplegic subject is utilizing a four-point gait. Such gait is considered statically stable if the center of gravity (COG) projection on the ground (PCOG) is inside the supporting area. In this paper the relationship between PCOG and the supporting area for two different paraplegic subjects is discussed. Results show that both are using statically stable gait but the actual COG trajectories differ significantly.
Descriptors		GAIT PARAPLEGIA BIOMECHANICS ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY COMPUTER SIMULATION MODELS, THEORETICAL