ArticleJournal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation2020
Gait training using the Honda Walking Assist Device® for individuals with transfemoral amputation: A report of two cases.
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- Powered single hip joint exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Gait training using a wearable robotic hip device for incomplete spinal cord injury: A preliminary study.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Observational
- Robot-mediated overground gait training for transfemoral amputees with a powered bilateral hip orthosis: a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Gait Training after Stroke with a Wearable Robotic Device: A Case Report of Further Improvements in Walking Ability after a Recovery Plateau.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2021Article
- Gait Training Using a Wearable Robotic Device for Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report.Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundIndependent 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.
objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the safety, feasibility, and effect of gait training using the HWA for individuals who underwent lower limb amputation.
methodsThis 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.
resultsSWS, 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.
conclusionsGait training using the HWA was safe and effective for improving the gait of two TF amputees.
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