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Different Prevention and Treatment Strategies for Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) with Various Lower Limb Exoskeletons – A Comprehensive Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2021

Xin Zhou Open the ORCID record for Xin Zhou [Opens in a new window] ,
Geng Liu ,
Bing Han ,
Hui Li ,
Li Zhang  and
Xiaoli Liu
Xin Zhou
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Transmissions and Controls, Northwest Polytechnical University, Xi ’an 710072, P. R. China School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Aeronautical University, Xi’an, 710077, P.R. China
Geng Liu
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Transmissions and Controls, Northwest Polytechnical University, Xi ’an 710072, P. R. China
Bing Han
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Transmissions and Controls, Northwest Polytechnical University, Xi ’an 710072, P. R. China
Hui Li
Affiliation:
Hong-Hui hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi’an710054, P.R.China
Li Zhang
Affiliation:
Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Transmissions and Controls, Northwest Polytechnical University, Xi ’an 710072, P. R. China
Xiaoli Liu*
Affiliation:
Xi’an Children’s Hospital, The Affiliated Children’s Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an710003, P. R. China
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]
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Summary

It was reported that about 10% of people suffer from painful knee arthritis, and a quarter of them were severely disabled. The core activities of daily living were severely limited by knee osteoarthritis (KOA). In order to reduce knee pain and prolong the life of the knee joint, there has been an increasing demand on the development of exoskeletons, for prevention and treatment. The course of KOA was closely related to the biomechanics of knee joint, and the pathogenesis was summarized based on the biomechanics of knee joint. For the prevention and clinical treatment, exoskeletons are classified into three categories: prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation after the operation. Furthermore, the design concepts, actuators, sensors, control strategies, and evaluation criteria were presented. Finally, the shortcomings and limitations were summarized. It is useful for researchers to develop suitable exoskeletons in the future.

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Knee osteoarthritisExoskeletonsBiomechanicsPathogenesisProtection
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Robotica , Volume 39 , Issue 8 , August 2021 , pp. 1345 - 1367
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