ArticleIEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society2014
A preliminary assessment of legged mobility provided by a lower limb exoskeleton for persons with paraplegia.
Article in IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02680496 (Energy Consumption and Cardiorespiratory Load During Walking With and Without Robot-Assistance), which is not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Energy Consumption and Cardiorespiratory Load During Walking With and Without Robot-Assistance
Who cites it
52 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Effects of Powered Exoskeleton Gait Training on Cardiovascular Function and Gait Performance: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Gait speed using powered robotic exoskeletons after spinal cord injury: a systematic review and correlational study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2015Pooled it
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- Comparing walking with knee-ankle-foot orthoses and a knee-powered exoskeleton after spinal cord injury: a randomized, crossover clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Effects of a powered ankle-foot orthosis on perturbed standing balance.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- A lower-extremity exoskeleton improves knee extension in children with crouch gait from cerebral palsy.Science translational medicine · 2017Trial
- Lower-limb prosthetic mechanisms: recent progress, control innovations and barriers to real-world adoption.Biomedical engineering online · 2026Review
- Analysis of Quadriceps Fatigue Effects on Lower Extremity Injury Risks During Landing Phases in Badminton Scissor Jump.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Design, development, and validation of a non-backdrivable active ankle-foot orthosis for the TWIN lower-limb exoskeleton.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- Improvement of quality of life after 2-month exoskeleton training in patients with chronic spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Article
- Efficacy of a Soft Robotic Exoskeleton to Improve Lower Limb Motor Function in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- The effect of hip exoskeleton weight on kinematics, kinetics, and electromyography during human walking.Journal of biomechanics · 2023Article
- Exoskeletal solutions to enable mobility with a lower leg fracture in austere environments.Wearable technologies · 2023Review
- An Analysis of Body Language of Patients Using Artificial Intelligence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Hand dominance in the performance and perceptions of virtual reach control.Acta psychologica · 2022Article
- The Effects of Lower Limb Orthoses on Health Aspects of the Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Systematic Review Using International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a Reference Framework.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2022Review
- Current developments of robotic hip exoskeleton toward sensing, decision, and actuation: A review.Wearable technologies · 2022Review
- Knowledge Gaps in Biophysical Changes After Powered Robotic Exoskeleton Walking by Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury-A Scoping Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- A decade retrospective of medical robotics research from 2010 to 2020.Science robotics · 2021Article
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Abstract
This paper presents an assessment of a lower limb exoskeleton for providing legged mobility to people with paraplegia. In particular, the paper presents a single-subject case study comparing legged locomotion using the exoskeleton to locomotion using knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs) on a subject with a T10 motor and sensory complete injury. The assessment utilizes three assessment instruments to characterize legged mobility, which are the timed up-and-go test, the Ten-Meter Walk Test (10 MWT), and the Six-Minute Walk Test (6 MWT), which collectively assess the subject's ability to stand, walk, turn, and sit. The exertion associated with each assessment instrument was assessed using the Physiological Cost Index. Results indicate that the subject was able to perform the respective assessment instruments 25%, 70%, and 80% faster with the exoskeleton relative to the KAFOs for the timed up-and-go test, the 10 MWT, and the 6 MWT, respectively. Measurements of exertion indicate that the exoskeleton requires 1.6, 5.2, and 3.2 times less exertion than the KAFOs for each respective assessment instrument. The results indicate that the enhancement in speed and reduction in exertion are more significant during walking than during gait transitions.
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