Achtergrond Gewrichtskraakbeen heeft een beperkt zelfherstellend vermogen en kan niet spontaan genezen. Om kraakbeenschade (osteochondraal letsel) in de enkel te behandelen zijn er verschillende operatieve technieken ontwikkeld. Vraagstelling 'Wat is het effect van microfracturing en het verschil in …

Optimal postural control is an essential capacity in daily life and can be highly variable. The purpose of this study was to investigate if young people have the ability to choose the optimal postural control strategy according to the postural condition and to investigate if non-specific low back pain …

A-footprint is een internationaal gezamenlijk onderzoeks- en innovatie initiatief van 13 kennisinstellingen en orthopedische bedrijven. Het doel is om nieuwe voetorthesen (VO) en enkel-voetorthese (EVO) te ontwikkelen voor veel voorkomende aandoeningen. Het gehele proces van digitaal aanmeten, het digitaal …

BACKGROUND: Although many patients with foot complaints receive customized insoles, the choice for an insole design can vary largely among foot experts. To investigate the variety of insole designs used in daily practice, the insole design and its effect on plantar pressure distribution were investigated …

Background Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) is present in children older than 3 years of age still walking on their toes without signs of neurological, orthopaedic or psychiatric diseases. ITW has been estimated to occur in 7% to 24% of the childhood population. To study associations between Idiopathic Toe …

The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether grip strength is related to total muscle strength in children, adolescents, and young adults. The second purpose was to provide reference charts for grip strength, which could be used in the clinical and research setting. This cross-sectional study …

Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) to promote walking ability are a common treatment in patients with neurological or muscular diseases. However, guidelines on the prescription of AFOs are currently based on a low level of evidence regarding their efficacy. Recent studies aiming to demonstrate the efficacy of …

Purpose. This cross-sectional study investigates deficits and associations in muscle strength, 6-minute walking distance (6MWD), aerobic capacity (VO2peak), and physical activity (PA) in independent ambulatory children with lumbosacral spina bifida. Method. Twenty-tree children participated (13 boys, …

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Ontwikkeling van een digitaal ontwerp en fabricageproces ten behoeve van de op maat te maken EnkelVoetOrthesen voor patienten. Het gebruik van rapid modeling technieken en moderne "pre-preg" materialen staan hierbij centraal