《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2023, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4): 402-407.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2023.04.005

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A microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee and its gait symmetry assessment

ZHANG Yibin1,2, LI Jianfeng2, YU Hongliu1()   

  1. 1.School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
    2.Medical Instruments Institute, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, China
  • Received:2023-01-20 Revised:2023-03-12 Published:2023-04-25 Online:2023-05-19
  • Contact: YU Hongliu, E-mail: yhl98@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(62073224)

Abstract:

Objective To present a method for evaluating the gait symmetry of microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee (MPK).
Methods A kind of proto-MPK, AiKneeOne, and a wearable gait collect system, were made. The phases of the first double-limb support, the single-limb support, the second double-limb support, and the swing were used to calculate symmetry index (SI), ratio Ⅰ (RI) and ratio II (RII). Five heathy persons walked on the treadmill wearing AiKneeOne at speeds of 0.5, 0.7, 1.1 m/s, and the indice were collected with the wearable gait collect system.
Results Under different velocities, The absolute value of SI and RII were very little and the RI were close to one at the phases of the first double-limb support and the second double-limb support, but they were not very satisfactory in the phases of the single-limb support and the swing.
Conclusion The developed MPK AiKneeOne is potential to reconstruct the gait of amputees, and the gait symmetry indice can be used to evaluate the wearing performance of MPK.

Key words: microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee, gait, symmetry, gait cycle

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