The Hybrid Assistive Limb® intervention for a postoperative patient with spinal dural arteriovenous fistula and chronic spinal cord injury: A case study.

Journal: The journal of spinal cord medicine
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Abstract

CONTEXT: The purpose of this report was to describe the improvement in walking ability using the Hybrid Assistive Limb® (HAL®) intervention in the case of a patient with paraplegia after spinal cord injury whose condition deteriorated because of a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF).

Authors

  • Yukiyo Shimizu
    a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , University of Tsukuba Hospital , Tsukuba, Ibaraki , Japan.
  • Kei Nakai
    b Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Hideki Kadone
    c Center for Innovating Medicine and Engineering , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Shunsuke Yamauchi
    a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , University of Tsukuba Hospital , Tsukuba, Ibaraki , Japan.
  • Shigeki Kubota
    a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Tomoyuki Ueno
    f Department of Rehabilitation , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Aiki Marushima
    b Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Kayo Hiruta
    a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , University of Tsukuba Hospital , Tsukuba, Ibaraki , Japan.
  • Ayumu Endo
    f Department of Rehabilitation , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Hiroaki Kawamoto
    d Information and Systems, Faculty of Engineering , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Akira Matsumura
    b Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Yoshiyuki Sankai
  • Yasushi Hada
    f Department of Rehabilitation , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Masashi Yamazaki
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tsukuba (Tsukuba Pediatric Orthopaedic Group), Tsukuba, Japan.