Comparison of mechanical test methods for determining prosthetic foot quasi-stiffness
Abstract
< 0.001) inter-method QS differences of up to 24% (equivalent to approximately two foot categories), as well as differences in AJQS of up to 19% for the heel and 55% for the forefoot. Anterior-posterior forces (APF) varied by as much as 161%, likely due to ambiguities in certain test methods. Overall, each method demonstrated a foot sample-specific non-linear increase in QS, AJQS, and APF. Notably, two of the five methods were unable to differentiate between foot stiffnesses of the prosthetic foot samples.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
Balance
Gait
and Falls Prevention
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Medical Engineering & Physics
- Publisher
- IOP Publishing
- Volume
- 147
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 035002–035002
- Publication date
- 30 January 2026
- Language
- EN