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Table 2 Summary of safety and efficacy study protocol

From: Outcome of patients after lower limb fracture with partial weight bearing postoperatively treated with or without anti-gravity treadmill (alter G®) during six weeks of rehabilitation – a protocol of a prospective randomized trial

Summary of safety and study protocol

 

pre-operative

entry examination

during hospital stay

out-patient clinic

 

FA

0d

+1d

+7–11d

" + 3 we

+6we

+12 we

+12 mo

Safety

S1

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

S2

   

x

x

  

Efficacy

E1

x

   

x

x

x

 

E2

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

 

E3

x

   

x

x

x

 

E4

  

x

x

x

x

x

 

E5

      

x

S 1 = clinical examination

 

E 1 = KOOS/FOAS

    

S 2 = interview before and after alterG training

E 2 = measuring circumference and joint mobility with neutral zero method

   

E 3 = SF −36

     
   

E 4 = Dynamic Gait Index (DGI)

   
   

E 5 = days of absence from work/registration of vocational retraining

  1. d = day, wk = week, mo = month, FA = final assessment