Friday, October 10, 2025

11:15 - 12:30

Room F5

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Details

The workshop will start with a five-minute introduction by the chair of this session (Arne Schlausch), followed by a 15-minute session of "orthotic care options after spinal cord injury in acute and chronic rehabilitation phase" by an experienced orthopedic technician (which has not been nominated yet). There will be a focus on whole-leg orthoses (Knee Ankle Foot Orthoses, KAFO). In the next part of approximately ten minutes the orthopedic technician will introduce a microprocessor-stance and-swing orthosis (MP-SSCO*). The technical functionality will be explained as well as and indications/contraindications. In a "live session" of 25 minutes a patient with spinal cord injury will talk about his medical and orthotic care history. The patient will then demonstrate** the MP-SSCO and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of this fitting solution, including a presentation of videos of himself with the MP-SSCO and without. After the demonstration the session chair will talk 15 minutes about the clinical experience with the MP-SSCO, which will mainly include videos of patients with spinal cord injury. In the last five minutes the chair will sum up the whole session. In each part there will be room for questions and discussions. The audience is invited to partake in an interactive and vivid workshop. *The MP-SSCO is a microprocessor-controlled stance-and-swing whole-leg orthosis that consists of a custom-fabricated high-strength composite frame KAFO with a hydraulic knee joint. The hydraulic unit contains an angle sensor, a hydraulic pressure sensor, and an inertial motion unit (IMU) with a 3-axis accelerometer and a 3-axis gyroscope to measure the position, orientation, and movement of the orthotic leg in space. The sensor readings are used by the microprocessor to separately control the flexion and extension resistances produced by the hydraulic knee. The MP-SSCO allows for controlled knee flexion during weight-bearing on the orthotic leg. This is an important function necessary for natural reciprocal gait on non-level surfaces, such as slope and stair descent and uneven terrain. **The orthotic device (microprocessor-stance-and-swing orthosis) will be presented and demonstrated by a patient. Therefore, a free walkway of at least five meters is preferred. Additionally, a screen, a microphone, and loudspeakers for the presentation, including videos, are required.

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Presenter (if the session has co-presenters, they will be listed in the APP)