ArticleBMC research notes2018
Use of Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL
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- Satisfaction analysis of overground gait exoskeletons in people with neurological pathology. a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of powered exoskeleton use on gait in individuals with cerebral palsy: A systematic review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Use of Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Pediatric Patients with Cerebral Palsy in an Inpatient Setting-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Trial
- Robot-Assisted Gait Training Combined with Conventional Physiotherapy in Postoperative Patients with Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Single Cohort Observational Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Observational
- Advancing Gait Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review of Robotic Exoskeletons for Cerebral Palsy.Wearable technologies · 2025Review
- Exoskeleton therapy in cerebral palsy: improved gait endurance without kinematic change.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Usability and Safety of the ATLAS 2030 Robotic Gait Device in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Analyzing gait data measured by wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb during assisted walking: gait pattern clustering.Frontiers in medical technology · 2024Article
- Design and Optimization of Lower Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton with a Multiaxial Knee Joint.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Passive Exoskeleton with Gait-Based Knee Joint Support for Individuals with Cerebral Palsy.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Short-Term Outcome of Rehabilitation Program with Hybrid Assistive Limb after Tendon Lengthening in Patients with Cerebral Palsy.Pediatric reports · 2022Article
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- Effect of the Hybrid Assistive Limb on the Gait Pattern for Cerebral Palsy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of using HAL in a postoperative patient with cerebral palsy. A 15-year-old boy was diagnosed with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy Gross Motor Function Classification System level IV, with knee flection contracture, equinus foot, and paralysis of the right upper extremity with adduction contracture. He underwent tendon lengthening of the bilateral hamstrings and Achilles tendons. Although the flexion contractures of the bilateral knees and equinus foot improved, muscle strength decreased after the soft tissue surgery. HAL intervention was performed twice during postoperative months 10 and 11. Walking speed, stride, and cadence were increased after HAL intervention. Post HAL intervention, extension angles of the knee in stance phase and hip in the pre-swing phase were improved. In the gait cycle, the proportion of terminal stance in the stance and swing phase was increased.
conclusionsHybrid Assistive Limb intervention for postoperative patients with cerebral palsy whose muscle strength decreases can enhance improvement in walking ability. Further studies are needed to examine the safety and potential application of HAL in this setting.
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