The Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong School of Medicine today (16th) held the "Mechanical Foot Relay". Four patients with spinal cord injury wore mechanical feet and walked in four different communities to promote the integration of the disabled.
Li Xiangjiang, the former chairman of the Accessibility Subcommittee of the Rehabilitation Advisory Committee who loved sports in the past, wore mechanical feet and walked smoothly for 15 minutes. "The process is the same as the days of free activities in the past, allowing me to regain my direction and dignity in life."
Group photo of the staff organizing the event.
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The mechanical foot relay has four stations, namely the Centennial Campus of the University of Hong Kong, the MacLehose Rehabilitation Institute at Sha Wan Path, Pokfulam, the Community Rehabilitation Center of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Hospital Authority, and the Stanley Ho Sports Center of the University of Hong Kong. Walk for about 15 minutes from the station and "hand over the stick" to the next participant through the video.
Professor Zhang Wenzhi, chair professor and head of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, said that the department has introduced mechanical foot technology as early as 2018. In addition to its application in clinical treatment and training, it is hoped that patients can wear mechanical foot in their daily lives. , Stand again and walk in the community.
Dr. Kao Rilan, Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, pointed out that this mechanical foot relay race is of unique symbolic significance.
From left: Dr. Gao Rilan, Dr. Lin Chuxian, Li Zhiwei, Yan Chubi, Li Xiangjiang, Ding Haixiang, Professor Zhang Wenzhi.
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Ten outstanding youths and climbing coach Li Zhiwei are among the participants. He said he hopes that more patients with spinal cord injury can take the mechanical foot home in the future and increase its application in hospitals and rehabilitation centers.
Ding Haixiang, a wheelchair patient at the Community Rehabilitation Center of the Hospital Authority, said that although there are different styles and models of mechanical feet, they may not be completely suitable for Hong Kong patients. However, he witnessed the continuous improvement of the medical team and believes that one day they will be able to successfully develop a model suitable for the living environment in Hong Kong. Mechanical feet.
The donations from this event will be used to support spinal cord injury clinical and rehabilitation services. In the future, the team will purchase different types of mechanical feet and conduct related research to make them more suitable for Asian physiques and the Hong Kong environment.
From left: Li Zhiwei, Yan Chubi, Li Xiangjiang, Ding Haixiang.
(Provided by Hong Kong University School of Medicine)
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