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chapter I 11
General Introduction
chapter II 29
Optimising ankle foot orthoses for children with cerebral palsy walking with excessive knee flexion to improve their mobility and participation; protocol of the AFO-CP study
chapter III 49 The shank-to-vertical angle as a parameter to evaluate tuning of ankle foot
orthoses
chapter IV 67 Defining the mechanical properties of a spring-hinged ankle foot orthosis to
assess its potential use in children with spastic cerebral palsy
chapter V 79
The effects of varying ankle foot orthosis stiffness on gait biomechanics and walking energy cost in children with spastic cerebral palsy who walk with excessive knee flexion
chapter VI 109
An individual approach to optimizing ankle foot orthosis stiffness to improve mobility in children with spastic cerebral palsy walking with excessive knee flexion
chapter VII 129 Acclimatization of the gait pattern to wearing an ankle foot orthosis in children
with spastic cerebral palsy
chapter VIII 147 General Discussion
Summary 171 Samenvatting 177 About the author 183 Dankwoord 189


































































































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