Restoring Unassisted Natural Gait to Paraplegics Via Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation: A Computer Simulation Study

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1990, Pages 886-902

  Yamaguchi, Gary T ^a,b,c   Zajac, Felix E ^a,c  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS--MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING, DYNAMIC; ORTHOTICS;

ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS; FUNCTIONAL NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATION; GAIT MODEL; GAIT RESTORATION; MUSCLE STIMULATION PATTERNS; PARAPLEGIC SUBJECTS;

HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAIT; METHODOLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PARAPLEGIA; STIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GAIT; HUMAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES; PARAPLEGIA; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TENDONS;

EID: 0025485163     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.58599     Document Type: Article

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