Efficacy of Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis on Functional Mobility and Activities of Daily Living in Patients with Stroke: A Systematic Review of Case Reports.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

 To synthesize available evidence from case reports regarding the efficacy of knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) on functional mobility and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with stroke.

Methods

 The following databases were searched, based on the Population Intervention Comparison Outcome (PICO) model: PubMed, CINAHL, Sco- pus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PEDro, Web of Science, and Igaku Chuo Zassi (in Japanese). Methodological quality was assessed using the CARE checklist.

Results

 A total of 14 articles, including 15 cases, were selected. Clinically meaningful improvement in functional mobility was reported in 10 of 15 cases, measured using the Functional Ambulatory Category, Trunk Control Test, walking speed, and Berg Balance

SUBMITTER: Kobayashi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9285852 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature