Research Article

Biomechanic and Energetic Effects of a Quasi-Passive Artificial Gastrocnemius on Transtibial Amputee Gait

Table 4

Net work per step by the powered ankle-foot prosthesis with the AG. The net work values were kept within the literature range of 0.045 to 0.16ā€‰J/kg.

ā€‰Baseline (J/kg)Active (J/kg)

Subject 10.113 0.0280.130 0.024
Subject 20.077 0.0160.082 0.019