Plantar Pressure Changes with Use of an Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis

Introduction Limb preservation procedures have become a much more common alternative to amputation after critical limb trauma, but high levels of disability result after both lower-limb amputation and lower-limb preservation. The Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis (IDEO) is a custom passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthosis developed for use in military service members with critical lower-limb injuries. A proposed mechanism for pain reduction seen...