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The influence of new reciprocating link medial linkage orthosis on walking and independence in a spinal cord injury patient.
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Spinal Cord . Mar2015 Supplement, Vol. 53, pS10-S12. 3p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Objectives:The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and evaluation of a new medial linkage reciprocating gait orthosis (MLRGO) that incorporates a reciprocal mechanism and is sensitive to pelvic motion to potentially assist paraplegic patients to walk and provide functional independence.Case description and methods:The new orthosis was constructed and tested by a 20-year-old female paraplegic subject with transverse myelitis at T10 level, who was 4 years post injury and had also been an isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis (IRGO) user for 2 years. She received gait training for 12 weeks before undertaking gait analysis, and also completed a questionnaire that was designed to assess the perceived functionality of the new MLRGO when compared with an IRGO.Results:The results demonstrated improvements in gait velocity, step length and cadence, and also improvement in functional independence with the new orthosis compared with an IRGO.Conclusion:The results demonstrated that this new MLRGO could be used for paraplegic patients who would like an improvement in functional independence and ambulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13624393
- Volume :
- 53
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Spinal Cord
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 102209374
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2014.196