School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung City 80708, Taiwan; Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Drug Development and Value Creation Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan. Electronic address: pachwu@kmu.edu.tw.
Département recherche et développement pharmaceutique (DRDP), Agence générale des équipements et produits de santé, AP-HP, Paris, France; Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France.
Département recherche et développement pharmaceutique (DRDP), Agence générale des équipements et produits de santé, AP-HP, Paris, France; Université de Paris, CNRS, INSERM, UTCBS, Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la santé, Faculté de Pharmacie, Paris, France.
Département recherche et développement pharmaceutique (DRDP), Agence générale des équipements et produits de santé, AP-HP, Paris, France. Electronic address: emmanuel.jaccoulet@aphp.fr.
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
To systematically review perceptions from adults, children, and caregivers in scientific and open sources to determine how well lower extremity orthotic devices (LEODs) meet users' functional, express...
Scientific source searches were conducted in the National Library of Medicine (PubMed/MEDLINE) and Web of Science; open source searches were conducted in Google Search Engine in April 2020....
Inclusion criteria were reporting of users' perceptions about a LEOD, experimental or observational study design, including qualitative studies, and full text in English. Studies were excluded if the ...
Users' perceptions were independently coded by 2 trained, reliable coders....
Across both source types, there were more perceptions about functional needs, and perceptions were more likely to be positive related to functional than expressive, aesthetic, or accessibility needs. ...
There is significant room for improvement in how LEODs meet users' FEA2 needs, even in the area of function, which is often the primary focus when designing rehabilitation devices. Satisfaction with L...
Orthoses are commonly prescribed to relieve symptoms for musculoskeletal and neurological conditions; however, patients stop wearing orthoses as recommended for many reasons. When considering the effe...
Contractures (reduced range of motion and increased stiffness of a joint) are a frequent complication of stroke. Contractures can interfere with function and cause cosmetic and hygiene problems. Preve...
To assess the effects of assistive technologies for the management of contractures in adults after a stroke....
We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, five other databases, and three trials registers in May 2022. We also searched for reference lists of relevant studies, contacted experts in the field, and ran fo...
Randomised controlled studies (RCTs) that used electrical, mechanical, or electromechanical devices to manage contractures in adults with stroke were eligible for inclusion in this review. We planned ...
Three review authors (working in pairs) selected all studies, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias. The primary outcomes were passive joint range of motion (PROM) with and without standardised fo...
Seven studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Five of these were meta-analysed; they included 252 adults treated in acute and subacute rehabilitation settings. All studies compared assistive technol...
Only seven small RCTs met the eligibility criteria of this review, and all provided very low-certainty evidence. Consequently, we cannot draw firm conclusions on the effects of assistive technology co...
Trauma-related fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine occur after exposure to high kinetic energy. To assign patients to the correct kind of treatment the AO spine classification is used....
The aim was to describe the role of orthotic devices in the treatment of thoracic and lumbar fractures in the nondegenerative spine....
A review of the literature was carried out according to the PRISMA protocol (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane and Google.Scholar. ...
In the case of fractures (AO types A0-A3) without degenerative changes in the bone structure of the thoracic and lumbar spine without indications for operative procedure, conservative treatment with a...
In individual cases treatment with an orthotic device could be a helpful add-on in conservative treatment of fractures in the thoracic and lumbar spine. A treatment with orthotic devices alone cannot ...
Lesser toes play an important role in foot (and body) locomotion. Despite the high incidence of lesser toe disorders, their conservative treatments have rarely been studied. This study focuses on the ...
To explore the acceptability and potential efficacy of orthotic shorts in people with multiple sclerosis....
This mixed-methods, cross-over study utilised qualitative data to investigate acceptability, including perceived effectiveness. Quantitative data included wear times, self-selected walking speed, spat...
Orthotic shorts were acceptable to most users who described improved control, stability, and function. Where shorts were less acceptable, this was due to restriction of hip flexion or appearance. Effe...
Orthotic shorts are acceptable and potentially efficacious for improving walking, stability, and function in people with multiple sclerosis. Further research and design development are warranted.Impli...
Albeit some studies have revealed the effectiveness of the orthosis use in infantile tibia vara (ITV), hitherto no study has shown the effects of these orthosis on plantar pressures. This study aims t...
To establish parameters for standardized assessment of the moldability of thermoplastic materials used in orthotic manufacturing and to develop tests for quantification of moldability parameters by si...
Two commercially available materials were submitted to tests for standardized measurement of moldability. Results were correlated with manufacturer information. Moldability assessment was based on two...
Tests, standardized molding procedures and measurements were described. Quantitative data (conformation and fit expressed in percentages) were derived from a pilot study comparing Aquaplast-T™ and Eze...
The assessment method described enabled objective and repeatable measurement of the moldability of materials used in orthotic manufacturing and represent a significant advancement in comparative analy...
Although machine learning is not yet being used in clinical practice within the fields of prosthetics and orthotics, several studies on the use of prosthetics and orthotics have been conducted. We int...
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a common condition affecting 5 in 1000 newborns. The standard first line of treatment is the use of an orthotic, which has generally high success rates, but...
A survey assessing treatment prescription, respondent demographics, and caregiver experience was distributed online to caregivers whose child/children were treated for DDH with an orthotic. Seven-poin...
A total of 530 survey responses were collected with 63% (334/530) of respondents using a Pavlik harness, 45% (236/530) a Rhino brace, and 13% (67/530) a Denis Browne Bar. The overall weighted average ...
The results show that the DDH orthotics analyzed are generally easy to use and perceived positively by caregivers, but have orthotic-specific challenges that should be a focus of future improvement wo...
This study evaluated opinions and attitudes of caregivers for children being treated with DDH orthotics, revealing experiences, concerns, and challenges associated with the use of commonly prescribed ...
