A Novel Thoracic Weight-Bearing Long-Leg Orthosis That Permits Ambulation After Massive Pelvic Tumor Resection Yasushi Toge, MD, PhD, Fumihiro Tajima, MD, PhD, Nozomu Narikawa, PT, Takaki Honda, MD, Munehito Yoshida, MD, PhD, Jeffrey R. Basford, MD, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 87, Issue 7, Pages 1007-1012 (July 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.03.001 Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Osteosarcoma imaging: (A) radiograph, (B) CT scan, (C) T1-weighted MRI coronal view, and (D) T2-weighted MRI coronal view. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006 87, 1007-1012DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2006.03.001) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Thoracic weight-bearing long-leg orthosis: (A) right lateral view and (B) left lateral view. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006 87, 1007-1012DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2006.03.001) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Lateral view of the crow’s foot 3-bolt attachment between the thoracic and long-leg orthoses. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006 87, 1007-1012DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2006.03.001) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Radiograph of (A) non–weight bearing without orthosis and (B) standing with orthosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006 87, 1007-1012DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2006.03.001) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Gait with the orthosis: (A) anterior and (B) lateral views. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2006 87, 1007-1012DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2006.03.001) Copyright © 2006 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions