Biomedical Engineering Reference
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The hip-knee-ankle-foot orthosis (HKAFO) has been used for reconstruction
of paraplegic gait. In Western countries, reconstruction of paraplegic gait with the
HKAFO equipped with bilateral lateral-sided hip joints and hard pelvic support,
such as the hip guidance orthosis (HGO:
Fig. 3.1
) and the reciprocating gait or-
thosis (RGO:
Fig. 3.2
), has been the mainstream appliance (Major, (1981); Douglas,
Figure 3.1
Hip Guidance Orthosis.
Figure 3.2
Reciprocating Gait Orthosis.
