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Improved walking capacity after complementary ankle-foot surgery and gait training in a person with an incomplete tetraplegia; a case report.

Ilse J W van NesHennie RijkenNoël L W KeijsersJan Willem LouwerensJorik Nonnekes
Published in: Spinal cord series and cases (2023)
This case shows that surgical interventions can improve the gait capacity even in case of chronic incomplete SCI. Furthermore, training with a body weight support system after medical-technical interventions is useful to utilize the full potential of these interventions.
Keyphrases
  • body weight
  • physical activity
  • minimally invasive
  • spinal cord injury
  • virtual reality
  • coronary artery bypass
  • coronary artery disease
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • atrial fibrillation
  • surgical site infection
  • lower limb