scholarly journals Cardiovascular Function in Individuals with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher West ◽  
Austin Bellantoni ◽  
Andrei Krassioukov
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cardiovascular Function ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals The Effectiveness and Safety of Exoskeletons as Assistive and Rehabilitation Devices in the Treatment of Neurologic Gait Disorders in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 822-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Fisahn ◽  
Mirko Aach ◽  
Oliver Jansen ◽  
Marc Moisi ◽  
Angeli Mayadev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Walk Test ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Lower Extremity Function ◽  
Extremity Function ◽  
Cord Injury

Study Design Systematic review. Clinical Questions (1) When used as an assistive device, do wearable exoskeletons improve lower extremity function or gait compared with knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs) in patients with complete or incomplete spinal cord injury? (2) When used as a rehabilitation device, do wearable exoskeletons improve lower extremity function or gait compared with other rehabilitation strategies in patients with complete or incomplete spinal cord injury? (3) When used as an assistive or rehabilitation device, are wearable exoskeletons safe compared with KAFO for assistance or other rehabilitation strategies for rehabilitation in patients with complete or incomplete spinal cord injury? Methods PubMed, Cochrane, and Embase databases and reference lists of key articles were searched from database inception to May 2, 2016, to identify studies evaluating the effectiveness of wearable exoskeletons used as assistive or rehabilitative devices in patients with incomplete or complete spinal cord injury. Results No comparison studies were found evaluating exoskeletons as an assistive device. Nine comparison studies (11 publications) evaluated the use of exoskeletons as a rehabilitative device. The 10-meter walk test velocity and Spinal Cord Independence Measure scores showed no difference in change from baseline among patients undergoing exoskeleton training compared with various comparator therapies. The remaining primary outcome measures of 6-minute walk test distance and Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury I and II and Functional Independence Measure–Locomotor scores showed mixed results, with some studies indicating no difference in change from baseline between exoskeleton training and comparator therapies, some indicating benefit of exoskeleton over comparator therapies, and some indicating benefit of comparator therapies over exoskeleton. Conclusion There is no data to compare locomotion assistance with exoskeleton versus conventional KAFOs. There is no consistent benefit from rehabilitation using an exoskeleton versus a variety of conventional methods in patients with chronic spinal cord injury. Trials comparing later-generation exoskeletons are needed.

scholarly journals Role of Assistive Devices on Gait in Patients with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 4075-4084
Author(s):  
Wessam A. Alrefaie ◽  
Nahed A. Salem ◽  
Mahmoud S. El fakharany ◽  
Mahmoud Y. El Zanaty
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury
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