2014
Haptic biofeedback for improving compliance with lower-extremity partial weight bearing.
Fu MC, DeLuke L, Buerba RA, Fan RE, Zheng YJ, Leslie MP, Baumgaertner MR, Grauer JN. Haptic biofeedback for improving compliance with lower-extremity partial weight bearing. Orthopedics 2014, 37: e993-8. PMID: 25361376, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20141023-56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial weight bearingWeight bearingVerbal instruction groupBiofeedback groupOrthopaedic traumaLower extremity orthopaedic traumaLower extremity weight bearingHaptic biofeedbackPhysical therapy methodsAffected limbAsymptomatic participantsBody weightPatientsInitial evaluationTherapy methodsBiofeedbackFurther studiesScale groupTraumaGroupCurrent studyBiofeedback systemParticipantsVerbal instructionsCompliance
2013
Design and Evaluation of Partial Weight-Bearing Sensor and Haptic Feedback System for Lower-Extremity Orthopedic Patients
DeLuke L, Zheng Y, Fan R, Fu M, Grauer J, Morrell J. Design and Evaluation of Partial Weight-Bearing Sensor and Haptic Feedback System for Lower-Extremity Orthopedic Patients. 2013, 3378-3383. DOI: 10.1109/smc.2013.576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWeight-bearing loadHaptic feedback systemLow-cost alternativeOrthopedic surgery patientsPartial weight bearingHaptic alertsLoadSurgery patientsWeight bearingOrthopedic patientsClinical toleranceCompliance aidsHealthy subjectsDevicesPrescribed limitsHaptic stimuliPatientsFeedback systemDesignSensorsRehabilitation aidBearing
2012
Current advances in training orthopaedic patients to comply with partial weight-bearing instructions.
Hustedt JW, Blizzard DJ, Baumgaertner MR, Leslie MP, Grauer JN. Current advances in training orthopaedic patients to comply with partial weight-bearing instructions. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2012, 85: 119-25. PMID: 22461750, PMCID: PMC3313526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrthopedic patientsPartial weight-bearing instructionsWeight-bearing instructionsPartial weight bearingPost-operative care