Early Quantitative Partial Weight-Bearing Exercise After Periarticular Fractures of the Tibia Using a Lower-Body Positive-Pressure Treadmill: A Case Series
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Published on: July 22, 2019
Ju Chan Kim1, Ja Ho Leigh, Jun Young Jang
1From the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (JCK, JYJ, HSN, SGC); Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Republic of Korea (JHL); Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Incheon Workers Compensation Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea (JYJ, HSN); Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea (J-KK); Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J-WC, J-KO); Department of Biomedical Engineering, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea (HSN); Y.H.C. Research & Development Team, Korea Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (YHC); and Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan (SHL).
Abstract:
The partial weight-bearing protocol after lower limb fracture is an important issue in postoperative rehabilitation. Because it is difficult to quantify the actual weight load and provide a constant weight, the protocol is unestablished. By training with a lower-body positive-pressure treadmill and using an in-shoe pressure-measuring device, partial weight-bearing exercise can be performed with quantified loads. This case series illustrates the applicability of an early quantitative partial weight-bearing rehabilitation program using lower-body positive-pressure treadmill with an in-shoe pressure-measuring device after periarticular tibial fractures, which provides a quantitatively predetermined constant load.
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