READ ME File For Thesis: 'Data Technologies for Lower Limb Orthosis Design and Assessment'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D2203

ReadMe Author: Emily Kelly, University of Southampton [ORCID ID- 0000-0001-5776-6857]

This dataset supports the Thesis:
AUTHORS- Kelly, E.S.
TITLE- Data Technologies for Lower Limb Orthosis Design and Assessment
Thesis DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/T0047

The thesis featured participant testing (Chapter 3) and secondary analysis of MR and clinical data (Chapters 4-6). 
Due to participant confidentiality constraints of the original study ethics, the imaging data are not enclosed in this raw data file.

This dataset contains: A simple Excel spreadsheet containing the raw data behind the tables and figures in the linked thesis.

The keys for the Excel sheets are as follows:
General Glossary:
AFO - ankle foot orthosis
BMI - body mass index
FO - foot orthosis/ "insole"
LFIS-IF - Leeds Foot Impact Scale - Impairment/footwear subsection
LQ - lower quartile
MH1 - first metatarsal head
MH5 - fifth metatarsal head
OPUS-CSD - Orthotics and Prosthetics Users' Survey, Client Satisfaction with Device module
UQ - upper quartile

Chapter 3 data:
Contains pressure, temperature, humidity and questionnaire data from the experimental testing of 5 participants (P1-P5).
Test conditions included combinations of ES and Push AFO, bamboo and cotton sock, gait and standing.
Pressure data - formed Tables 3.3, 3.4 and Figures 3.8, 3.9, 3.10
Pressure case study - formed Table 3.5 and Figures 3.13, 3.14
Microclimate data - formed Tables 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 and Figures  3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18
Microclimate case study - formed Figure 3.19
Questionnaire data - formed Figure 3.20

Chapter 4 data:
Contains model predictions for the AFO models for 5 participants (N1-5), using the following key for the AFO configurations:
Normal_PP - Flat 6mm thick AFO, made entirely from polypropylene,
Normal_C - Flat AFO, with 4.5mm polypropylene with 1.5mm Poron Cushioning layer,
Undersize_PP - Undersized 6mm thick AFO, made entirely from polypropylene,
Undersize_C - Undersized AFO, with 4.5mm polypropylene with 1.5mm Poron Cushioning layer.

Chapter 5 data:
Contains the clinical data, morphological measurements, and model predictions for 13 participants with RA (RA1-13) and 1 healthy participant.

Chapter 6 data:
Contains the model predictions for the FO models for 13 participants with RA (RA1-13), using the following key for the FO configurations:
L_EVA - leather shoe with an EVA orthosis,
L_PC - leather shoe with a Poron Cushioning orthosis,
L_PF - leather shoe with a Poron Firm orthosis,
L_PP - leather shoe with a combined Poron Firm and Plastazote orthosis,
T_PC - training shoe with a Poron Cushioning orthosis,
T_PF - training shoe with a Poron Firm orthosis,
T_PP - training shoe with a combined Poron Firm and Plastazote orthosis.

Date of data collection: 07/2019-12/2021

Information about geographic location of data collection: University of Southampton, U.K.

Licence: CC-BY

Date that the file was created: 27/03/2022

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