Background Many lower-limb exoskeletons have been developed to assist gait, exhibiting a
large range of control methods. The goal of this paper is to review and classify these control …

Gait disorders can reduce the quality of life for people with neuromuscular impairments.
Therefore, walking recovery is one of the main priorities for counteracting sedentary lifestyle …

Starting from the early research in the 1960s, especially in the last two decades, orthoses
and exoskeletons have been significantly developed. They are designed in different …

The basic routine movements for elderly people are not easily accessible due to the weak
muscles and impaired nerves in their lower extremity. In the last few years, many robotic …

In this paper, we present the mechanical design, control algorithm, and functional evaluation
of a quasi-passive compliant stance control knee-ankle-foot orthosis. The orthosis …

Knee–ankle–foot orthoses (KAFOs) are used to assist in ambulation. The purpose of this
paper is to review existing KAFO designs which can be grouped into passive KAFOs, stance …

Post‐polio syndrome (PPS) is characterized by new muscle weakness and/or muscle
fatigability that occurs many years after the initial poliomyelitis illness. An individualized …

Background: The use of knee–ankle–foot orthoses with drop locked knee joints produces
some limitations for walking in subjects with quadriceps muscle weakness. The …