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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2019

The recovery time required for rat joint contractures treated with joint fixation with unweighting of the hind limbs.

Yuta Sato, Takeya Ono, Hideki Ishikura, Kazuki Aihara, Atsushi Tasaka, Namiko Umei, Wakako Tsumiyama, Sadaaki Oki

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Yuta SatoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima: 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Mihara City, Hiroshima 723-0053, Japan.
Takeya OnoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima: 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Mihara City, Hiroshima 723-0053, Japan.
Hideki IshikuraDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hiroshima Cosmopolitan University, Japan.
Kazuki AiharaDepartment of Rehabilitation Science, Osaka Health Science University, Japan.
Atsushi TasakaDepartment of Rehabilitation Science, Osaka Health Science University, Japan.
Namiko UmeiDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima: 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Mihara City, Hiroshima 723-0053, Japan.
Wakako TsumiyamaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima: 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Mihara City, Hiroshima 723-0053, Japan.
Sadaaki OkiDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima: 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Mihara City, Hiroshima 723-0053, Japan.

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Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the recovery period of joint contractures differ between treatments with joint fixation with unweighting of the hind limbs and joint fixation alone. [Subjects and Methods] Twelve 10-week-old male Wistar rats were divided into a group with joint fixation of the right ankle joints in full plantar flexion for 1 week (F) and a group with joint fixation and hind limb suspension (FS). Thereafter, the rats were removed from the joint fixation and hind limb suspension for 2 weeks. The ankle dorsiflexion angles during the recovery process of the joint contractures were measured. [Results] The ankle dorsiflexion angles of the F group from the day joint fixation was removed to the seventh recovery day were significantly lower than the pre-experiment values. The ankle dorsiflexion angles of the FS group from the day joint fixation and hind limb suspension were removed to the 10th recovery day were significantly lower than the pre-experiment values. [Conclusion] We found that the period required for the recovery of joint contractures treated with joint fixation with unweighting of the hind limbs was longer than that with joint fixation alone.

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Hind limb suspensionJoint contractureRecovery

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PMCPMC6451944

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