ArticleBurns & trauma2022
Effect of robot-assisted gait training on the biomechanical properties of burn scars: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial.
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- Robotic assisted versus conventional training for physical rehabilitation care after burns: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on high-quality randomized controlled trials.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Current Physical Therapy for Skin Scar Management: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Clinical Utility of Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Electrical Burns: A Case Report.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Effects of Factors Influencing Scar Formation on the Scar Microbiome in Patients with Burns.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) is more effective in the range of motion (ROM) and isometric strength in patients with burns than conventional training. However, concerns have been raised about whether RAGT might negatively affect the scars of patients with burns. Therefore, we investigated the effects of RAGT-induced mechanical load on the biomechanical properties of burn scars. Methods: This was a single-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted on inpatients admitted to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine between September 2020 and August 2021. RAGT was conducted for 30 min per day, five days a week for 12 weeks and the control group received conventional gait training for 12 weeks. The pre-training ROM of lower extremity joints was evaluated and the levels of melanin, erythema, trans-epidermal water loss, scar distensibility and elasticity were assessed before training and at 4 and 12 weeks after training. Finally, 19 patients in the gait assistance robot (GAR) group and 20 patients in the control group completed the 12-week trial and all evaluations. Results: There were no significant differences in the epidemiologic characteristics, pre-training ROM of joints and pre-training biomechanical properties of the burn scar between the groups ( Conclusions: RAGT significantly decreased hysteresis in hypertrophic burn scars and did not cause a significant decrease in skin distensibility. Moreover, no skin complications around the burn scars were detected during RAGT. Trial registration: This study registered on the Clinical Research Information Service (KCT0005204).
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