WEIGHTBEARING-LIMITED REHABILITATION WITH LOWER BODY POSITIVE PRESSURE

这个子项目是许多研究子项目中的一个 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心赠款提供的资源。子项目和 研究者（PI）可能从另一个NIH来源获得主要资金， 因此可以在其他CRISP条目中表示。列出的机构是 研究中心，而研究中心不一定是研究者所在的机构。 研究下体正压（LBPP）对髋部骨折术后康复的有效性。这项研究遵循了早期的工作，证明了LBPP在正常患者以及没有负重限制的术后患者中的安全性和有效性。 预期LBPP将在康复期间减轻患者下肢的重量，同时促进关节运动和心血管锻炼。本研究将专门针对因髋部骨折手术而负重受限的术后患者的LBPP。 在必须限制正常负重以保护愈合组织的情况下，LBPP应改善神经肌肉恢复的速度和程度。LBPP应减少肿胀并增加修复成功率。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. Investigate the efficacy of Lower Body Positive Pressure (LBPP) for rehabilitation following hip fracture surgery. This study follows earlier work demonstrating the safety and efficacy of LBPP in normal patients, as well as post-operative patients who had no weight-bearing restrictions. It is expected that LBPP will unweight the lower extremities of patients during rehabilitation while facilitating joint motion and cardiovascular exercise. The study will specifically address LBPP in post-operative patients who have restricted weightbearing due to their hip fracture surgery. LBPP should improve the rate and degree of neuromuscular recovery in cases where normal weightbearing must be restricted to protect healing tissues. LBPP should decrease swelling and increase repair success.