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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Robotized Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis-Assisted Gait Training on Genu Recurvatum during Gait in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Feasibility Study and Case Report.

Yoko Takahashi, Kohsuke Okada, Tomoyuki Noda, Tatsuya Teramae, Takuya Nakamura, Koshiro Haruyama, Kohei Okuyama, Kengo Tsujimoto, Katsuhiro Mizuno, Jun Morimoto and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yoko TakahashiDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7807-1189
Kohsuke OkadaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9154-8703
Tomoyuki NodaDepartment of Brain Robot Interface, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Kyoto 619-0288, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1055-5080
Tatsuya TeramaeDepartment of Brain Robot Interface, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Kyoto 619-0288, Japan.
Takuya NakamuraDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Koshiro HaruyamaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
Kohei OkuyamaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
Kengo TsujimotoDepartment of Physical Rehabilitation, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan.
Katsuhiro MizunoDepartment of Physical Rehabilitation, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9324-495X
Jun MorimotoDepartment of Brain Robot Interface, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Kyoto 619-0288, Japan.
Michiyuki KawakamiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6459-3325
Keio University · JPJuntendo University · JPAdvanced Telecommunications Research Institute International · JPKyoto University · JPNational Center of Neurology and Psychiatry · JPTokai University · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP18he0402255Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP18he1902005Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21he2202005.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genu recurvatum (knee hyperextension) is a common problem after stroke. It is important to promote the coordination between knee and ankle movements during gait; however, no study has investigated how multi-joint assistance affects genu recurvatum. We are developing a gait training technique that uses robotized knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) to assists the knee and ankle joints simultaneously. This report aimed to investigate the safety of robotized KAFO-assisted gait training (Experiment 1) and a clinical trial to treat genu recurvatum in a patient with stroke (Experiment 2). Six healthy participants and eight patients with chronic stroke participated in Experiment 1. They received robotized KAFO-assisted gait training for one or 10 sessions. One patient with chronic stroke participated in Experiment 2 to investigate the effect of robotized KAFO-assisted gait training on genu recurvatum. The patient received the training for 30 min/day for nine days. The robot consisted of KAFO and an attached actuator of four pneumatic artificial muscles. The assistance parameters were adjusted by therapists to prevent genu recurvatum during gait. In Experiment 2, we evaluated the knee joint angle during overground gait, Fugl-Meyer Assessment of lower extremity (FMA-LE), modified Ashworth scale (MAS), Gait Assessment and Intervention Tool (G.A.I.T.), 10-m gait speed test, and 6-min walk test (6MWT) before and after the intervention without the robot. All participants completed the training in both experiments safely. In Experiment 2, genu recurvatum, FMA-LE, MAS, G.A.I.T., and 6MWT improved after robotized KAFO-assisted gait training. The results indicated that the multi-joint assistance robot may be effective for genu recurvatum after stroke.

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hemiplegiaknee hyperextensionlower extremitypneumatic artificial musclesrehabilitationwalking

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