this article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: zhang m, davies tc, zhang y,...

This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Zhang M, Davies TC, Zhang Y, Xie S. Reviewing effectiveness of ankle assessment techniques for use in robot-assisted therapy. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(4):517–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2013.03.0066

Slideshow ProjectDOI:10.1682/JRRD.2013.03.0066JSP

Reviewing effectiveness of ankle assessment techniques for use in robot-

assisted therapy

Mingming Zhang, Eng MSc; T. Claire Davies, Peng, PhD; Yanxin Zhang, Eng PhD; Shane Xie, Prof Eng PhD



• Aim– Provide comprehensive review of studies that

investigated ankle assessment techniques.

• Relevance– Better understand techniques that can be used in

real-time monitoring of rehabilitation progress for implementation in conjunction with robot-assisted therapy.



Method

• Selected 76 publications (published Jan 1980–Aug 2013) from 8 databases.

• Divided publications into 2 main categories:– 16 qualitative and 60 quantitative studies.– 13 goniometer, 18 dynamometer, and 29 innovative

technique studies.



Results• 465 subjects participated in 29 quantitative studies

of innovative measurement techniques that may potentially be integrated in real-time monitoring device.

• Qualitative ankle assessment methods are not suitable for real-time monitoring in robot-assisted therapy, though they are reliable for certain patients.

• Quantitative ankle assessment methods show great potential.



Conclusion

• Majority of quantitative techniques reliably measure ankle kinematics and kinetics but are usually available only for use in sagittal plane.

• Limited studies determine kinematics and kinetics in sagittal, transverse, and frontal planes, where motions of ankle joint and subtalar joint actually occur.

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