Application of self-designed foot-drop-prevention holder in lower limb dysfunction patients
10.3760/j.issn.1674-2907.2014.23.043
- VernacularTitle:自制防足下垂固定器在下肢功能障碍患者中的应用效果
- Author:
Yan LIU
1
;
Guanxing YUAN
;
Yan LI
Author Information
1. 430060 武汉大学人民医院神经内科
- Keywords:
Lower limb paralysis;
Foot-drop-prevention holder;
Lower limb dysfunction
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2014;20(23):2985-2987
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To design a foot-drop-prevention holder for paralysis patients , to prevent patients from long-term foot-drop causing limbs disuse atrophy , effecting function recovery , and to discuss the rehabilitation effect of patients .Methods The foot-drop-prevention holder included a lower limb placing and T-shaped groove , and sponge covering the T-shaped groove .Fifty-five patients were selected from neurology department as the experimental group , placed foot-drop-prevention holder .Another fifty-three patients were not given foot-drop-prevention holder and selected as the control group .Maryland foot function score and short form Fugl-Meyer movement function score of lower limbs in the two groups were compared .Results Before the intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups ( P >0.05).After one month of intervention, Maryland foot function scores were (90.85 ±3.02) of the experimental group and (83.50 ±2.43) of the control group.The difference was statistically significant (t=12.52, P<0.05).The short form Fugl-Meyer movement function scores were (30.90 ±2.14) of the experimental group and (22.13 ±2.26) of the control group.The difference was statistically significant (t=19.75, P<0.05).Conclusions The foot-drop-prevention holder is beneficial to rehabilitation of patients ’ lower limbs function , and can effectively replace nursing staff manual fixing .It is suitable for neurology patients .
