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==Full Weight Bearing== | ==Full Weight Bearing (FWB)== | ||
No restriction to weight-bearing, interchangeable with the term weight bear as tolerated (WBAT). 100% of body weight can be transmitted through the designated limb to be "full weight bearing". | |||
==Partial Weight Bearing== | ==Partial Weight Bearing (PWB)== | ||
PWB is a broad term and can range from anything greater than non-weight bearing to anything less than full weight bearing. Most of the definitions in literature define partial weight bearing as from 30% to 50% of body weight. PWB may be recommended during fracture rehabilitation, following osteotomies and orthopaedic procedures<ref>Rubin G, Monder O, Zohar R, Oster A, Konra O, Rozen N. Toe-Touch Weight Bearing: Myth or Reality?. ORTHOPEDICS. 2010; 33</ref> and is usually accompanied by a percentage figure to further describe the extent of weight bearing recommended. For example, PWB <50%. | |||
==Touch Weight Bearing== | ==Touch Weight Bearing (TWB)== | ||
TWB is poorly defined in the available literature. Hershko et al. defines it as up to 20% of body weight however others define TWB as a numerical value up to around 20kg.<ref>Hershko E, Tauber C, Carmeli E. Biofeedback versus physiotherapy in patients with partial weight-bearing. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 2008;37(5):E92–E96.</ref> Sometimes the clinician will recommend a percentage to define the limits of weight bearing For example, TWB 10% only. | |||
== Non Weight Bearing (NWB) == | |||
NWB status means the patient will not be able to put any weight through the limb and therefore will require crutches or other assistive devices to mobilise. | |||
==References== | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Rehabilitation Foundations]] | [[Category:Rehabilitation Foundations]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:02, 3 October 2018
Full Weight Bearing (FWB)[edit | edit source]
No restriction to weight-bearing, interchangeable with the term weight bear as tolerated (WBAT). 100% of body weight can be transmitted through the designated limb to be "full weight bearing".
Partial Weight Bearing (PWB)[edit | edit source]
PWB is a broad term and can range from anything greater than non-weight bearing to anything less than full weight bearing. Most of the definitions in literature define partial weight bearing as from 30% to 50% of body weight. PWB may be recommended during fracture rehabilitation, following osteotomies and orthopaedic procedures[1] and is usually accompanied by a percentage figure to further describe the extent of weight bearing recommended. For example, PWB <50%.
Touch Weight Bearing (TWB)[edit | edit source]
TWB is poorly defined in the available literature. Hershko et al. defines it as up to 20% of body weight however others define TWB as a numerical value up to around 20kg.[2] Sometimes the clinician will recommend a percentage to define the limits of weight bearing For example, TWB 10% only.
Non Weight Bearing (NWB)[edit | edit source]
NWB status means the patient will not be able to put any weight through the limb and therefore will require crutches or other assistive devices to mobilise.
References[edit | edit source]
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