Exercise Therapy Using the Lumbar-Type Hybrid Assistive Limb Ameliorates Locomotive Function after Lumbar Fusion Surgery in an Elderly Patient

The number of elderly people who undergo lumbar fusion surgery (LFS) has been increasing. Postoperative rehabilitation for them can be problematic due to lumbar stiffness. This is the first case report describing exercise therapy using the lumbar-type hybrid assistive limb (HAL) after multiple LFS i...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Yasunaga, Kousei Miura, Masao Koda, Toru Funayama, Hiroshi Takahashi, Hiroshi Noguchi, Kentaro Mataki, Tomoyuki Asada, Keiji Wada, Yoshiyuki Sankai, Masashi Yamazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1996509