Effectiveness of an ankle-foot orthosis on walking in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the effectiveness of ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) use in improving gait biomechanical parameters such as walking speed, mobility, and kinematics in patients with stroke with gait disturbance. We searched the MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online), CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Cochrane, Embase, and Scopus databases and retrieved studies published until June 2021. Experimental and prospective studies were included that evaluated biomechanics or kinematic parameters with or without AFO in patients with stroke. We analyzed gait biomechanical parameters, including walking speed, mobility, balance, and kinematic variables, in studies involving patients with and without AFO use. The criteria

SUBMITTER: Choo YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8342539 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature