Therapeutic effect of knee extension exercise with single-joint hybrid assistive limb following total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

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...

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Main Authors: Takaya Maeda, Eiji Sasaki, Takayuki Kasai, Shigesato Igarashi, Yuji Wakai, Tomoyuki Sasaki, Eiichi Tsuda, Yasuyuki Ishibashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-53891-7