[AMP-L] Prosthetic Ankle Design Increased Foot Clearance, May Decrease Fall Risk

[Wayne Renardson]

via The O&P Edge:

A team of researchers designed a prosthetic ankle with the goal of 
reducing fall risk by dorsiflexing the ankle joint during swing to 
provide an increase in the minimum clearance between the foot and 
ground. Unlike previous approaches to providing swing dorsiflexion, 
such as powered ankles or hydraulic systems with dissipative yielding 
in-stance, the ankle has a spring-loaded linkage that adopts a 
neutral angle during stance. The researchers say this allows energy 
storage and return (ESR) but adopts a dorsiflexed angle during swing. 

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Wayne R.