Trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force improves dynamic sagittal alignment in postoperative patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Abstract This study aimed to determine whether a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force (TORF) modifies sagittal malalignment during level walking in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Fifteen patients, 6 months after undergoing surgery for LSS, performed level walking at a se...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Igawa, Ken Ishii, Junji Katsuhira, Akifumi Suzuki, Hideto Ui, Ryunosuke Urata, Norihiro Isogai, Yutaka Sasao, Ko Matsudaira, Haruki Funao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46209-6