2026 / 01

DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2026.003
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Gait parameter adjustment after knee arthroplasty by kinesiotherapy in suspension

Minasov BSh1 , Yakupov RR1 , Akbashev VN1 , Evgrafov IO1 , Malsagov YuM3 , Karimov KK2 , Minasov IB1 , Akhmeldinova AA1 , Shveykin AA1
About authors

1 Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia

2 Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

3 Republican Oncology Dispensary, Plievo, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Vladislav N. Akbashev
Lenina, 3, Ufa, 450008, Russia; ur.liam@bka-dalv

About paper

Author contribution: Minasov BSh — study concept and design, academic advising, manuscript approval; Yakupov RR — study design, clinical phase management, interpretation of the results; Akbashev VN — surgical treatment of patients, clinical assessment of the results; Evgrafov IO — clinical data acquisition, part in the rehabilitation program implementation; Malsagov YuM — clinical and functional assessment of patients, research database creation; Karimov KK — statistical data processing, analysis of the study results; Minasov IB — instrumental tests (stabilometry, gait phase analysis), data processing and interpretation; Akhmeldinova AA — course of kinesiotherapy in suspension, compliance with the rehabilitation protocol; Shveykin AA — scientific literature review, interpretation of the results, manuscript writing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Bashkir State Medical University (protocol No. 4 dated 25 April 2025) and conducted in accordance with the principles of the World Health Association Declaration of Helsinki (2013). All patients submitted the informed consent to take part in the study.

Received: 2026-01-05 Accepted: 2026-01-20 Published online: 2026-02-03
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