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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2015 Feb 2;11(7):613–618. doi: 10.3109/17483107.2015.1005030

Table 1.

Temporal-spatial and kinematic changes in gait with each condition.

First visit (11 months post-stroke) Second visit (16 months post-stroke) Third visit (17 months post-stroke)
PLS AFO AFO-FC (SVA 15°) AFO-FC (SVA 12°) Shoe only
Stride Length (cm) 45.5 72.8 76.0 47.3
Nondimensional Velocity* 0.09 0.21 0.24 0.07
Cadence (steps/min) 68.8 98.0 104.2 50.1
Step Width (cm) 27.7 23.7 23.7 32.8
Paretic Toe Off Time (%) 77 61 66 85
Paretic Hip Range of Motion (°) 17 16.4 13.4 18.1
Paretic Knee Range of Motion (°) 13.4 19.7 26.1 19.3
Paretic Ankle Range of Motion (°) 15.7 9.2 11.4 16.4
*

The nondimensional velocity normalizes walking velocity by gLleg. Where g is gravity and Lleg is subject leg length. PLS AFO=posterior leaf spring ankle foot orthosis; AFO-FC= ankle foot orthosis-footwear combination; SVA=shank-to-vertical angle.