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. 2009 Jun 23;6:23. doi: 10.1186/1743-0003-6-23

Table 1.

Knee-ankle-foot orthosis specifications

Orthosis Component Mass (g) Artificial Muscles Muscle Length (cm) Moment Arm Length (cm)



Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD



Artificial Muscle 128 7 Plantarflexor 47.5 2.3 10.3 1.0
Load Cell 94 0 Dorsiflexor 38.5 4.4 11.3 1.6
Blow Valve 152 0 Medial Knee Extensor 34.0 5.2 3.2 0.6
Thigh 1089 90 Lateral Knee Extensor 34.0 1.0 2.8 0.8
Shank 1408 89 Medial Knee Flexor 29.0 3.0 4.0 1.0
Foot 388 34 Lateral Knee Flexor 31.0 2.0 3.2 1.0


Total 2884 134