The voluntary driven exoskeleton Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) for postoperative training of thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a case report.

Journal: The journal of spinal cord medicine
Published Date: May 1, 2017

Abstract

CONTEXT: The hybrid assistive limb (HAL) is a wearable robot suit that assists in voluntary control of knee and hip joint motion by detecting bioelectric signals on the surface of the skin with high sensitivity. HAL has been reported to be effective for functional recovery in motor impairments. However, few reports have revealed the utility of HAL for patients who have undergone surgery for thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (thoracic OPLL). Herein, we present a postoperative thoracic OPLL patient who showed remarkable functional recovery after training with HAL.

Authors

  • Kengo Fujii
    a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Tetsuya Abe
    a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Shigeki Kubota
    a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Aiki Marushima
    b Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Hiroaki Kawamoto
    d Information and Systems, Faculty of Engineering , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Tomoyuki Ueno
    f Department of Rehabilitation , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Akira Matsushita
    Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
  • Kei Nakai
    b Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Kosaku Saotome
    e Cybernic Research Center , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Hideki Kadone
    c Center for Innovating Medicine and Engineering , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Ayumu Endo
    f Department of Rehabilitation , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Ayumu Haginoya
    f Department of Rehabilitation , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Yasushi Hada
    f Department of Rehabilitation , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Akira Matsumura
    b Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Yoshiyuki Sankai
  • Masashi Yamazaki
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tsukuba (Tsukuba Pediatric Orthopaedic Group), Tsukuba, Japan.

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