Postoperatively Treated Patients With Lower Limb Fracture With or Without an Anti-gravity Treadmill

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 Bicentric Prospective Randomized Trial

The presented study is designed to prove efficacy of the anti-gravity treadmill (alter G®) compared to a standard rehabilitation protocol in patients with tibial plateau or ankle fractures with six weeks of partial weight bearing.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with a postoperative partial weight bearing after tibial plateau or ankle fracture.
• man and woman of an age between 18 and 65

Exclusion Criteria:

• Body weight more than 100kg
• serious illness or poor general health as judged by physician that may influence the rehabilitation
• open fractures (>1° according to Gustilo and Anderson)
• surgical site infection
• pregnancy
• neuromuscular disorders or preexisting muscle atrophy.