A Newly Developed Robot Suit Hybrid Assistive Limb Facilitated Walking Rehabilitation after Spinal Surgery for
Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Case Report
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Improvement time course of activity of the patient in a schematic view (a). Although she underwent conventional physical therapy (PT), she was still bedridden 7 weeks after surgery. Locomotor functions of the patient improved considerably by intervention of the robot suit hybrid assistive limb (HAL) training. Subsequently, the walking ability recovered rapidly (arrow). When she put on the HAL at baseline, she could stand for only few seconds with assistance from three tree therapists (b). However, she could walk in the parallel bars at 12 weeks after surgery (c) and could walk independently 1 year after surgery (d).
