A Newly Developed Robot Suit Hybrid Assistive Limb Facilitated Walking Rehabilitation after Spinal Surgery for Thoracic Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Case Report

• Harutoshi Sakakima,
• Kosei Ijiri,
• Fumiyo Matsuda,
• Hiroyuki Tominaga,
• Takanori Biwa,
• Kazunori Yone,
• Yoshiyuki Sankai

Affiliations

Harutoshi Sakakima

Course of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan

Kosei Ijiri

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan

Fumiyo Matsuda

Course of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan

Hiroyuki Tominaga

Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan

Takanori Biwa

Fujiyoshi Orthopedic Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan

Kazunori Yone

Course of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan

Yoshiyuki Sankai

Faculty of Systems and Information Engineering, Center for Cybernics Research, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan