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Anti-gravity treadmill rehabilitation improves gait and muscle atrophy in patients with surgically treated ankle and tibial plateau fractures after one year: A randomised clinical trial
To compare the one-year postoperative outcomes of anti-gravity treadmill rehabilitation with those of standard rehabilitation in patients with ankle or tibial plateau fractures
Minimalinvasive Osteosynthese nach Sprunggelenkfraktur des geriatrischen Patienten : Operationstechnik mithilfe kopfloser Vollgewindeschrauben
Anti-gravity treadmill rehabilitation improves gait and muscle atrophy in patients with surgically treated ankle and tibial plateau fractures after one year: A randomised clinical trial
To compare the one-year postoperative outcomes of anti-gravity treadmill rehabilitation with those of standard rehabilitation in patients with ankle or tibial plateau fractures
Anti-gravity treadmill rehabilitation improves gait and muscle atrophy in patients with surgically treated ankle and tibial plateau fractures after one year: A randomised clinical trial
To compare the one-year postoperative outcomes of anti-gravity treadmill rehabilitation with those of standard rehabilitation in patients with ankle or tibial plateau fractures
Impact of anti-gravity treadmill rehabilitation therapy on the clinical outcomes after fixation of lower limb fractures: A randomized clinical trial
Objective: To compare the effects of anti-gravity treadmill rehabilitation with those of standard
rehabilitation on surgically treated ankle and tibial plateau fractures.
Design: Open-label prospective randomized multicenter study.
Setting: Three level 1 trauma centers.
Subjects: Patients with tibial plateau or ankle fractures who underwent postoperative partial weightbearing were randomized into the intervention (anti-gravity treadmill use) or control (standard
rehabilitation protocol) groups.
Main measures: The primary endpoint was the change in the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score for
ankle fractures and total Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for tibial plateau fractures (0–
100points) from baseline (T1) to six weeks after operation (T4) in both groups. Leg circumference of
both legs was measured to assess thigh muscle atrophy in the operated leg.
Results: Thirty-seven patients constituted the intervention and 36 the control group, respectively;
14 patients dropped out during the follow-up period. Among the 59 remaining patients (mean age 42
[range, 19–65] years), no difference was noted in the Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (54.2±16.1 vs.
56.0±16.6) or Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (52.8±18.3 vs 47.6±17.7) between the
intervention and control groups 6weeks after operation. The change in the leg circumference from T1
to T4 was greater by 4.6 cm in the intervention group (95% confidence interval: 1.2–8.0, P=0.005). No
adverse event associated with anti-gravity treadmill rehabilitation was observed
Conclusion: No significant difference was noted in patient-reported outcomes between the two groups.
Significant differences in muscular atrophy of the thigh were observed six weeks after operation