Robot-mediated overground gait training for transfemoral amputees with a powered bilateral hip orthosis: a pilot study.
Clara Beatriz Sanz-MorèreElena MartiniBarbara MeoniGabriele ArnetoliAntonella GiffoneStefano DoronzioChiara FanciullacciAndrea ParriRoberto ContiFrancesco GiovacchiniÞór FriðrikssonDuane RomoSimona CreaRaffaele Molino-LovaNicola VitielloPublished in: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation (2021)
This study presents the first pilot study to apply a wearable robotic orthosis (APO) to assist TFAs in an overground gait rehabilitation program. The proposed APO-assisted training program was demonstrated as a feasible strategy to train TFAs in a rehabilitation setting. Subjects improved their walking abilities, although further studies are required to evaluate the effectiveness of the APO compared to other gait interventions. Future protocols will include a lighter version of the APO along with optimized assistive strategies.
Keyphrases
- cerebral palsy
- randomized controlled trial
- lower limb
- systematic review
- physical activity
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- quality improvement
- minimally invasive
- heart rate
- heart failure
- case report
- total hip arthroplasty
- psychometric properties
- virtual reality
- mass spectrometry
- case control