論文

査読有り 国際誌
2020年

Gait training using the Honda Walking Assist Device® for individuals with transfemoral amputation: A report of two cases.

Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
  • Kazunori Koseki
  • ,
  • Arito Yozu
  • ,
  • Hanako Takano
  • ,
  • Atsushi Abe
  • ,
  • Kenichi Yoshikawa
  • ,
  • Takayuki Maezawa
  • ,
  • Yutaka Kohno
  • ,
  • Hirotaka Mutsuzaki

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開始ページ
339
終了ページ
344
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3233/BMR-191726

BACKGROUND: Independent walking is important for individuals who have undergone lower limb amputation. Recently, robot-assisted gait training has been widely used for individuals with abnormal gait. However, no study has evaluated the effect of the Honda Walking Assist Device® (HWA) on the gait of patients who have undergone transfemoral (TF) amputation. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the safety, feasibility, and effect of gait training using the HWA for individuals who underwent lower limb amputation. METHODS: This study included two elderly patients who underwent TF amputation due to a nontraumatic reason. Gait training interventions using the HWA were performed for a week (5 training sessions). Self-selected walking speed (SWS), step length, cadence, hip kinematic parameters, and symmetricity of single support time ratios during SWS were measured before and after the HWA interventions. RESULTS: SWS, step length, cadence, and hip angle range improved after the HWA interventions in both patients. Symmetricity of single support time ratios and maximum hip extension angle improved in patient 1, but not in patient 2. There were no adverse events in either patient. CONCLUSIONS: Gait training using the HWA was safe and effective for improving the gait of two TF amputees.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-191726
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31929139
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7175943
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3233/BMR-191726
  • PubMed ID : 31929139
  • PubMed Central 記事ID : PMC7175943

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