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Optimising the prescription and use of lower limb prosthetic technology: a mixed methods approach [PDF]
, 2010 Aim: Lower limb amputation is an increasingly prevalent surgical procedure in the Western world due to the increase of peripheral vascular disease. Not everyone who receives a prosthetic limb will benefit from its use and may abandon this expensive ...
Schaffalitzky, Elisabeth Manon
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Lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot: A review
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2021 Lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robots (LLRERs) play a positive role in lower limb rehabilitation and assistance for patients with lower limb disorders, and they are helpful to improve patients’ physical status.
Jinman Zhou, Shuo Yang, Qiang Xue
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Goals, adaptive self-regulation, and psychosocial adjustment to lower limb amputation: A longitudinal study [PDF]
, 2012 Lower limb amputation is a life-changing event that can cause significant disruptions in many important areas of existence. Although a substantial minority of individuals suffer from emotional difficulties following this procedure, most adapt ...
Coffey, Laura
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Simulation and Analysis of Dynamics of Lower Limb Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robots
Jixie chuandong, 2022 A lower limb exoskeleton rehabilitation robot can effectively improve the rehabilitation efficiency of patients with impaired lower limb motor function and reduce the workload of rehabilitation physicians.
Ma Xiaojun +5 more
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Powered Lower Limb Orthoses for Gait Rehabilitation [PDF]
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2005 Bodyweight supported treadmill training has become a prominent gait rehabilitation method in leading rehabilitation centers. This type of locomotor training has many functional benefits but the labor costs are considerable. To reduce therapist effort, several groups have developed large robotic devices for assisting treadmill stepping.
Daniel P, Ferris +2 more
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Life, 2023 To date, little is known about the effects of motor rehabilitation in peripheral neuropathy (PN) patients with a history of recurrent falls (RFH). This study aimed to assess balance and the activities of daily living (ADLs) in elderly lower limb PN ...
Bernardo Gialanella +4 more
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Design of a Hybrid Two-Degree-of-Freedom Lower Limb Exerciser
Proceedings, 2020 Lower limb rehabilitation is an often-encountered need. This paper presents the design process of an exerciser that combines robot-assisted physiotherapy with functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the lower limb muscles.
Daniel Lateș +2 more
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[Lower limb amputations and rehabilitation].
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke, 2017 BACKGROUND We wished to study the therapy for lower limb amputees at Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand after restructuring of activities in 2004.MATERIAL AND METHOD All lower limb amputees hospitalised in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation between March 2012 and July 2015 were followed up prospectively.RESULTS A total of 50 patients ...
Reinhild, Lange, Unn, Ljøstad
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Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research, 2020 Lower limb amputee patients tend to have multiple co-morbidities and are at risk of developing complications during early rehabilitation for lower limb amputees.
Shyh Poh Teo
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is the most common etiology of drug‐resistant epilepsy in children. Focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (FBTCS) mark a high risk of drug‐resistant epilepsy and involve thalamocortical circuitry in their generation and propagation.
Hua Xie +8 more
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