Table 1.
Subject demographics and SCKAFO characteristics (n = 9).
| Baseline | |
| Mean (SD) age, y | 60.3 (10.5) |
| Female, n (%) | 1 (11) |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 26.8 (4.9) |
| First orthosis (yes) | 3 (33%) |
| MSS score most affected sidea, median (IQR) | 19.0 (12.5–20.0) |
| Hip flexorsb | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) |
| Hip extensorsb | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) |
| Hip abductorsb | 2.0 (2.0–5.0) |
| Hip adductorsb | 2.0 (0.0–4.0) |
| Knee extensorsb | 2.0 (0.5–2.0) |
| Knee flexorsb | 2.0 (0.5–2.5) |
| Ankle dorsiflexorsb | 1.0 (0.0–3.5) |
| Ankle plantar flexorsb | 2.0 (0.5–3.0) |
| MSS score least affected sidea, median (IQR) | 39.0 (38.0–40.0) |
| Use of walking aid(s) outside the house, n (%) | 8 (89) |
| Functional ambulation level with orthosis, n (%) | |
| Inside and around house only | 3 (33) |
| Rarely more than 1 km | 3 (33) |
| Often more than 1 km | 3 (33) |
| Frequency of orthosis use, n (%) | |
| 6–7 d a week | 6 |
| 4–5 d a week | 1 (11) |
| 2–3 d a week | 2 (22) |
| SCKAFO characteristics | E-MAG active | NEURO TRONIC |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 1.65 (0.24) | 1.77 (0.34) |
| Knee joint (unilateral/bilateral), n | 4/5 | 3/6 |
| Ankle joint (unilateral/bilateral), n | 5/4 | 4/5 |
| Type of ankle joint, n | ||
| Solid | 1 | 0 |
| Hinged dorsiflexion-stop | 8 | 1 |
| Spring-hinged dorsiflexion-stop | 0 | 8 |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; MSS, muscle strength sum.
a
MSS score was calculated by adding the scores of 8 muscle groups.
b
Each muscle group had a score between 0 and 5, MSS score ranged from 0 to 40.