Thromboprophylaxis in lower limb immobilisation after injury (TiLLI)

Challenges in severe lower limb injury rehabilitation.

Restoration of lower limb function following severe injury is a challenge. Rehabilitation must take into account psychosocial factors and patient self-efficacy as well as functional goals. The Return to Run clinical pathway, an integrated orthotic and rehabilitation initiative, is an example of goal-oriented rehabilitation with periodic assessment aimed at restoring wounded warriors to high-lev...

Reduction of hemorrhagic shock–induced acute kidney injury by lower limb ischemic preconditioning in rats

Introduction: During hemorrhagic shock (HS), the kidneys are one of the primary target organs involved. Oxidative stress is shown to be enhanced in different models of acute kidney injury (AKI). Remote ischemic preconditioning (RPC) by brief limb ischemia is considered to be a safe method to protect different organs from further damage. In this study, we investigated the effects of brief hind l...

Thromboprophylaxis after knee arthroscopy and lower leg casting.

BACKGROUND The use of thromboprophylaxis to prevent clinically apparent venous thromboembolism after knee arthroscopy or casting of the lower leg is disputed. We compared the incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism after these procedures between patients who received anticoagulant therapy and those who received no anticoagulant therapy. METHODS We conducted two parallel, pragmatic, mu...

Lower Limb Rehabilitation Following Spinal Cord Injury

Robotics in Lower-Limb Rehabilitation after Stroke

With the increase in the elderly, stroke has become a common disease, often leading to motor dysfunction and even permanent disability. Lower-limb rehabilitation robots can help patients to carry out reasonable and effective training to improve the motor function of paralyzed extremity. In this paper, the developments of lower-limb rehabilitation robots in the past decades are reviewed. Specifi...