title: A clinical review of the adult hip guidance orthosis (Para Walker) in traumatic paraplegics.
abstract: Twenty Adult traumatic paraplegics with neurologically complete lesions between C8 and T12 have ambulated using a ParaWalker (adult hip guidance orthosis), for a minimum of 6 months at home. At follow up, on average 20 months from the date of issue of the orthosis, 17 patients (85%) were still regularly using their ParaWalker. Patients achieved independent use of the orthosis and low energy ambulation both indoors and outdoors on a variety of surfaces. A new classification of adult paraplegic ambulation using an orthosis is described.
authors.affiliation: Midland Spinal Injuries Centre, Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, UK.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Summers
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: McClelland
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: el Masri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004867:Equipment Design; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014853:Walkers