Trial reportJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2025
Effects of Supplemental Robot-Assisted Knee Flexion Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study.
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- 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
- Effects of Training with Hybrid Assistive Device on Motor Unit Behavior After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Pain State Classification of Stiff Knee Joint Using Electromyogram for Robot-Based Post-Fracture Rehabilitation Training.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aimed to investigate the beneficial effects of single-joint hybrid assistive limb (HAL-SJ)-assisted rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), with a focus on the early postoperative period.
methodsThis single-anonymized randomized controlled trial assigned 72 participants who underwent primary TKA for knee osteoarthritis to the HAL-SJ (n=35) and control groups (n=37). The passive knee range of motion (ROM; i.e., the primary outcome) was evaluated preoperatively and at 1 week, 2 weeks, and 3 months postoperatively. Extension lag and knee pain intensity scores were evaluated preoperatively and at 1 and 2 weeks postoperatively. Quadriceps and hamstring isometric knee strength and walking speed were evaluated preoperatively and at 2 weeks postoperatively. The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) was evaluated preoperatively and at 3 months postoperatively.
resultsCompared with the control group, the HAL-SJ group showed significantly improved knee extension ROM (p=0.001) and greater KOOS Activities of Daily Living subscale score (p=0.005) at 3 months postoperatively, with a significantly early improvement in extension lag (p=0.001) and hamstring strength (p=0.012) at 2 weeks postoperatively.
conclusionsHAL-SJ effectively supports postoperative rehabilitation, showing clinical advantages for improving daily activities by 3 months after TKA. CLINICAL
trial registrationUniversity Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN000053675).
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