Nature

Prediction of gait outcome with the knee–ankle–foot orthosis with medial hip joint in patients with spinal cord injuries: a study using recursive partitioning analysis

Retrospective study of the degree of gait independence achieved by persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) using knee–ankle–foot orthosis with a medial single hip joint (MSH-KAFO). The 45 patients (36 ...
Nature

Potential impact of orthotic gait exercise on natural killer cell activities in thoracic level of spinal cord-injured patients

Study design: Prospective before–after trial. Objective: To examine the changes of natural killer (NK) cell activity in response to orthotic gait exercise in thoracic level of spinal cord-injured (SCI ...
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Orthotics and their uses

An orthotic is an orthopedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to improve the function of movable parts of the body. Therefore, an orthotic is any ...