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ReviewJournal of orthopaedics2025

The use of exoskeleton robotic training on lower extremity function in spinal cord injuries: A systematic review.

Brian Moriarty, Thomas Jacob, Max Sadlowski, Michael Fowler, Colten Rowan, Joseph Chavarria, Ioannis Avramis, James Rizkalla

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Review in Journal of orthopaedics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Electromechanical-assisted training for walking after stroke.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Brian MoriartyBaylor University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Dallas, TX, USA.
Thomas JacobBaylor University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Dallas, TX, USA.
Max SadlowskiBaylor University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Dallas, TX, USA.
Michael FowlerTexas A&M School of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, USA.
Colten RowanTexas A&M School of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, USA.
Joseph ChavarriaBaylor University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Dallas, TX, USA.
Ioannis AvramisBaylor University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Dallas, TX, USA.
James RizkallaBaylor University Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Dallas, TX, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To perform a systematic review of the utility of exoskeleton robotic therapy on lower extremity recovery in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients. Methods: We used the Embase, Cochrane, and PubMed databases and searched from Results: Eleven randomized clinical trials (RCTs) involving

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ExoskeletonFunctional outcomeImprovementLower extremityQuality of lifeRehabilitationRobotic assist deviceSpinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID39713557
PMCPMC11656084

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