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Safety and efficacy of robotic elbow training using the upper limb single-joint hybrid assistive limb combined with conventional rehabilitation for bilateral obstetric brachial plexus injury with co-contraction: a case report

[Purpose] Obstetric brachial plexus injuries are accompanied by co-contractions due to misdirection of regenerated nerve fibers. The result is inhibition of arm movement necessary for activities of daily living. Rehabilitation is important to prevent joint contracture and muscle atrophy in such case...

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Autores principales: Kubota, Shigeki, Mutsuzaki, Hirotaka, Yoshikawa, Kenichi, Takeuchi, Ryoko, Endo, Yusuke, Koseki, Kazunori, Kohno, Yutaka, Yamazaki, Masashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6382487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30858664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.31.206