Robot-mediated overground gait training for transfemoral amputees with a powered bilateral hip orthosis: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transfemoral amputation is a serious intervention that alters the locomotion pattern, leading to secondary disorders and reduced quality of life. The outcomes of current gait rehabilitation for TFAs seem to be highly dependent on factors such as the duration and intensity of the treatment and the age or etiology of the patient. Although the use of robotic assistance for prosthetic gait rehabilitation has been limited, robotic technologies have demonstrated positive rehabilitative effects for other mobility disorders and may thus offer a promising solution for the restoration of healthy gait in TFAs. This study therefore explored the feasibility of using a bilateral powered hip orthosis (APO) to train the gait of community-ambulating TFAs and the effects on their walking

SUBMITTER: Sanz-Morere CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8254913 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature