Fig. 2From: Comparison of five different methodologies for evaluating ankle–foot orthosis stiffnessSetup for hanging weight method. In this approach, an AFO is strapped to a surrogate shank and the footplate is clamped to a backing plate. Weights are hung from the AFO toe and the angle of deflection is measured with an inclinometer. Torque is computed from the applied load and the moment arm measured to the center of the surrogate shankBack to article page