[HTML][HTML] Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments

A Rodríguez-Fernández, J Lobo-Prat… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Gait disorders can reduce the quality of life for people with neuromuscular impairments.
Therefore, walking recovery is one of the main priorities for counteracting sedentary lifestyle …

Clinical effectiveness and safety of powered exoskeleton-assisted walking in patients with spinal cord injury: systematic review with meta-analysis

LE Miller, AK Zimmermann… - … Devices: Evidence and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Powered exoskeletons are designed to safely facilitate ambulation in patients
with spinal cord injury (SCI). We conducted the first meta-analysis of the available published …

[HTML][HTML] Recovery of over-ground walking after chronic motor complete spinal cord injury

CA Angeli, M Boakye, RA Morton, J Vogt… - … England Journal of …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Persons with motor complete spinal cord injury, signifying no voluntary movement or
sphincter function below the level of injury but including retention of some sensation, do not …

[HTML][HTML] Robotic rehabilitation and spinal cord injury: a narrative review

M Mekki, AD Delgado, A Fry, D Putrino, V Huang - Neurotherapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
Mobility after spinal cord injury (SCI) is among the top goals of recovery and improvement in
quality of life. Those with tetraplegia rank hand function as the most important area of …

The health and life priorities of individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review

LA Simpson, JJ Eng, JTC Hsieh… - Journal of …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Determining the priorities of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) can assist in choosing
research priorities that will ultimately improve their quality of life. This systematic review …

Gait training after spinal cord injury: safety, feasibility and gait function following 8 weeks of training with the exoskeletons from Ekso Bionics

C Bach Baunsgaard, U Vig Nissen, A Katrin Brust… - Spinal cord, 2018 - nature.com
Study design Prospective quasi-experimental study, pre-and post-design. Objectives Assess
safety, feasibility, training characteristics and changes in gait function for persons with spinal …

A clinical prediction rule for ambulation outcomes after traumatic spinal cord injury: a longitudinal cohort study

JJ van Middendorp, AJF Hosman, ART Donders… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Traumatic spinal cord injury is a serious disorder in which early prediction of
ambulation is important to counsel patients and to plan rehabilitation. We developed a …

[HTML][HTML] Gait speed using powered robotic exoskeletons after spinal cord injury: a systematic review and correlational study

DR Louie, JJ Eng, T Lam… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2015 - Springer
Powered robotic exoskeletons are an emerging technology of wearable orthoses that can be
used as an assistive device to enable non-ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury …

Transverse myelitis

SC Beh, BM Greenberg, T Frohman… - Neurologic …, 2013 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Acute noncompressive myelopathies have been recognized since the nineteenth century. 1
The terms myelitis and myelopathy are often used interchangeably, but have different …

Powered exoskeletons for bipedal locomotion after spinal cord injury

JL Contreras-Vidal, NA Bhagat, J Brantley… - Journal of neural …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Powered exoskeletons promise to increase the quality of life of people with lower-
body paralysis or weakened legs by assisting or restoring legged mobility while providing …