Trial reportScientific reports2024
Therapeutic effect of knee extension exercise with single-joint hybrid assistive limb following total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical practice guideline for physical therapist management of total knee arthroplasty: revision 2026.Physical therapy · 2026Guideline
- Comparative efficacy of early exercise interventions for recovery outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of AI-assisted rehabilitation for musculoskeletal disorders: a network meta-analysis of pain, range of motion, and functional outcomes.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of early hybrid assistive limb assisted rehabilitation on functional outcomes and patient satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Trial
- Hybrid Assistive Limb in orthopaedic rehabilitation: cybernic treatment developed in Japan for neuromotor functional restoration.International orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Effects of Training with Hybrid Assistive Device on Motor Unit Behavior After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Hybrid Assistive Limb Single-joint Type with Table-mounted Support Device for Upper Limb Paresis after Stroke: A Preliminary Case Series.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Novel Gait Training with a Hybrid Assistive Limb Improved Delayed Progressive Spastic Paraplegia After a Lightning Strike.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
The single-joint hybrid assistive limb (HAL-SJ), an exoskeletal robotic suit, offers functional improvement. In this prospective randomized controlled trial, we investigated the therapeutic effects of knee extension exercises using the HAL-SJ after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Seventy-six patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to HAL-SJ or conventional physical therapy (CPT) groups. The HAL-SJ group underwent exercise using the HAL-SJ for 10 days postoperatively, in addition to CPT; the CPT group underwent only CPT. Pain intensity and active and passive knee extension angles were evaluated preoperatively and on postoperative days 1-10 and weeks 2 and 4. Performance tests and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores (KOOS) were evaluated preoperatively and at postoperative weeks 2 and 4. Statistical analysis showed that the HAL-SJ group significantly improved active and passive knee extension angles compared with the CPT group. The HAL-SJ group showed immediate improvement in active knee extension angle through day 5. There were no significant differences in results between the performance tests and KOOS. Knee extension exercises with the HAL-SJ improved knee pain and the angle of extension in the acute phase after TKA.
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