ReviewTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2017
Clinician-Focused Overview of Bionic Exoskeleton Use After Spinal Cord Injury.
Review in Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Satisfaction analysis of overground gait exoskeletons in people with neurological pathology. a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Wearable powered exoskeletons for gait training in tetraplegia: a systematic review on feasibility, safety and potential health benefits.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2022Pooled it
- Overground robotic training effects on walking and secondary health conditions in individuals with spinal cord injury: systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Comprehensive multi-metric analysis of user experience and performance in adaptive and non-adaptive lower-limb exoskeletons.PloS one · 2025Article
- Factors that influence the adoption of rehabilitation technologies: a multi-disciplinary qualitative exploration.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Development and Use of Assistive Technologies in Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Review of Reviews on the Evolution, Opportunities, and Bottlenecks of Their Integration in the Health Domain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Systemic inflammation after spinal cord injury: A review of biological evidence, related health risks, and potential therapies.Current opinion in pharmacology · 2022Review
- An impairment-specific hip exoskeleton assistance for gait training in subjects with acquired brain injury: a feasibility study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Robot Assisted Gait Training in a Patient with Ataxia.Neurology international · 2022Article
- Body Representation in Patients with Severe Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study on the Promising Role of Powered Exoskeleton for Gait Training.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- The medical cyborg concept.EMBnet.journal · 2022Article
- Wearable Power-Assist Locomotor for Gait Reconstruction in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury: A Retrospective Study.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2022Article
- Wearable robotic exoskeleton for gait reconstruction in patients with spinal cord injury: A literature review.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2021Review
- The Effect of Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking on Spinal Cord Injury Bowel Function: Results from a Randomized Trial and Comparison to Other Physical Interventions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Predictors of Functional Outcome in a Cohort of Hispanic Patients Using Exoskeleton Rehabilitation for Cerebrovascular Accidents and Traumatic Brain Injury.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2021Article
- AI-Optimized Technological Aspects of the Material Used in 3D Printing Processes for Selected Medical Applications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Users with spinal cord injury experience of robotic Locomotor exoskeletons: a qualitative study of the benefits, limitations, and recommendations.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Spinal cord injury (SCI) resulting in paralysis of lower limbs and trunk restricts daily upright activity, work capacity, and ambulation ability, putting persons with an injury at greater risk of developing a myriad of secondary medical issues. Time spent in the upright posture has been shown to decrease the risk of these complications in SCI. Unfortunately, the majority of ambulation assistive technologies are limited by inefficiencies such as high energy demand, lengthy donning and doffing time, and poor gait pattern precluding widespread use. These limitations spurred the development of bionic exoskeletons. These devices are currently being used in rehabilitation settings for gait retraining, and some have been approved for home use. This overview will address the current state of available devices and their utility.
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