Clinical experience with the reciprocal gait orthosis in myelodysplasia.
Ambulation has always been difficult for patients with myelodysplasia; however, introduction of the reciprocal gait orthosis seemingly offered increased potential as an ambulatory aid. Review of 41 patients with myelodysplasia treated with the reciprocal gait orthosis revealed that 78% reached community or household ambulator status, a marked improvement over previous results with traditional hip-knee-ankle-foot orthoses.
D001915:Braces; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008124:Locomotion; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011674:Pulse