Feasibility of supplemental robot-assisted knee flexion exercise following total knee arthroplasty.

Journal: Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) is a robotic exoskeleton designed to support impaired limbs.

Authors

  • Naoya Kotani
    Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Takashi Morishita
    a Department of Neurosurgery , Fukuoka University , Fukuoka , Japan.
  • Kazuya Saita
    a Department of Neurosurgery , Fukuoka University , Fukuoka , Japan.
  • Satoshi Kamada
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Akira Maeyama
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Hiroshi Abe
    Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Takuaki Yamamoto
    Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Etsuji Shiota
    b Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , Fukuoka University Hospital , Fukuoka , Japan.
  • Tooru Inoue
    a Department of Neurosurgery , Fukuoka University , Fukuoka , Japan.