Robot-Assisted Training Early After Cardiac Surgery.

Journal: Journal of cardiac surgery

Published Date: May 22, 2015

BACKGROUND: To assess feasibility and safety of a robot-assisted gait therapy with the Lokomat® system in patients early after open heart surgery.

Felix Schoenrath

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany.
Susanne Markendorf

Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.
Andreas E Brauchlin

Clinic for Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.
Burkhardt Seifert

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, Department of Biostatistics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Markus J Wilhelm

Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.
Martin Czerny

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, Freiburg, Germany.
Robert Riener

Sensory-Motor Systems Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Volkmar Falk

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Christian M Schmied

Clinic for Cardiology, University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.

Aged Cardiac Surgical Procedures Feasibility Studies Feedback, Physiological Follow-Up Studies Gait Humans Middle Aged Muscle Strength Physical Therapy Modalities Postoperative Period Quadriceps Muscle Robotics Sternotomy Time Factors Walking

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