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Outcomes Associated With Energy Consumption
| Author, Year | Sample Size | Oxygen Cost (ml/kg/min) (± SD) | Physiological Cost Index (beats/meter/min) (± SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCKAFO | LKAFO | SCKAFO | LKAFO | ||
| Davis et al, 201026,a | n = 10 | 0.224 (0.069) | 0.213 (0.081) | 0.70 (0.34) | 0.65 (0.32) |
Abbreviations: LKAFO, locked knee–ankle–foot orthosis device; SCKAFO, stance-control knee–ankle–foot orthosis device.
No comparisons were statistically significant.
