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ArticleTurkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation2020

Effects of robot-assisted gait training on lower extremity strength, functional independence, and walking function in men with incomplete traumatic spinal cord injury.

Melike Mıdık, Nurdan Paker, Derya Buğdaycı, Ali Can Mıdık

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Article in Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Melike MıdıkDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nurdan PakerDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Derya BuğdaycıDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ali Can MıdıkDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Çanakkale State Hospital, Çanakkale, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of robotic treadmill training on lower extremity motor function, functional independence, and walking in men with traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). PATIENTS AND

methodsA total of 30 consecutive male patients (mean age 36.6 years; range, 19 to 53 years) with traumatic incomplete SCI who were admitted to our inpatient clinic of the rehabilitation hospital were included in this study. All patients had conventional rehabilitation for five days weekly. The patients were randomized into two groups as the robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) group (n=15) for 30 min for three times a week for a total of five weeks and the conventional rehabilitation group (control group, n=15). The patients were evaluated sociodemographically and neurologically at baseline. Lower Extremity Motor Score (LEMS), Spinal Cord Independence Measurement-III (SCIM-III), and Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury-II (WISCI-II) were used at baseline, at the end of the fifth week, and at three months after the treatment.

resultsThe mean disease duration was 23±33 months in the RAGT group and 28.6±17 months in the conventional rehabilitation group (p>0.05). A significant improvement was observed in the LEMS, WISCI-II, and SCIM-III scores after the treatment in both groups (p<0.05). The improvement in the LEMS scores was significantly higher in the RAGT group at the end of the fifth week and at three months (p=0.017). The SCIM-III scores were also significantly improved in the RAGT group at the end of the fifth week and at three months (p=0.038).

conclusionOur study results show that conventional rehabilitation is useful in terms of the improvement in the lower extremity motor function, walking, and functional status in men with incomplete SCI. Additional RAGT provides a better improvement in the lower extremity motor function and functional independence.

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Functional statusrobot-assisted gait trainingSpinal Cord Independence Measurement-IIIspinal cord injurywalking

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PMID32318675
PMCPMC7171894
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