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Experiences in Four Years of HAL Exoskeleton SCI Rehabilitation

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Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II

Part of the book series: Biosystems & Biorobotics ((BIOSYSROB,volume 15))

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In 2012 the neurologic controlled exoskeleton Hybrid assistive limb (HAL) was introduced in the spinal cord injury unit of the university hospital Bochum. Until now 20 acute and 40 chronic injured SCI patients (AIS A-D) have been treated for a three-month body weight supported treadmill training paradigm wearing HAL with a daily intervention. Here we report the feasibility, safety and outcome aspects. All subjects improved due to their functional walking abilities without wearing HAL. The training was feasible, safe and suitable in acute and chronic SCI patients. No severe adverse events were recorded.

This trial was partially supported by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Japan) and the European Union Fond, IuK Gender Med., Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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  1. New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Kawasaki, Japan

    D. Grasmücke, O. Cruciger, R. Ch. Meindl, Th. A. Schildhauer & M. Aach

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  1. Cajal Institute, Spanish National Research Council Cajal Institute, Madrid, Spain

    Jaime Ibáñez

  2. Cajal Institute, Spanish National Research Council Cajal Institute, Madrid, Spain

    José González-Vargas

  3. Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Elche, Spain

    José María Azorín

  4. Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, Houston, USA

    Metin Akay

  5. Cajal Institute, Spanish National Research Council Cajal Institute, Madrid, Spain

    José Luis Pons

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Grasmücke, D., Cruciger, O., Meindl, R.C., Schildhauer, T.A., Aach, M. (2017). Experiences in Four Years of HAL Exoskeleton SCI Rehabilitation. In: Ibáñez, J., González-Vargas, J., Azorín, J., Akay, M., Pons, J. (eds) Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 15. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_201

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